Mwawi seals Puma deal: Malawi netball export is brand ambassador

Australia-based Malawian shooter Mwawi Kumwenda has signed an endorsement contract with Puma to become the German sportswear giant’s poster girl just at the same time when  world’ most expensive football player Neymar  sealed an endorsement take care of Puma. The former Netball World Cup best netballer said she is “greately  excited” to have signed a two-year deal with […]

Mwawi donates to Mzimba Secondary school

Malawi’s netball export, Mwawi Kumwenda, who is on off-season from her Australian Club, has donated sports equipment to Mzimba Secondary School, her alma mater, to help the school’s girls netball team. Kumwenda, who plays for Melbourne Vixens, has also donated  sports equipment to Munjiri Community Day Secondary School as part of her sports development initiative at grass roots level. […]

Mwawi reaches 50 professional game milestone as Vixens beat Firebirds

Malawi’s top netball professional Mwawi Kumwenda reached a milestone with 50 games as professional player in style by inspiring her team Melbourne Vixens to win 66-55 over Queensland Firebirds at Hisense Arena on Saturday night. Kumwenda top scored with 43 goal from 47 attempts, while Tegan Philip made numerous shots well out from the post […]

Mwayi Kumwenda inspires Vixens to go second in Australia Super Netball

Malawi’s top netball export Mwawi Kumwenda, was given start in as she combined with Tegan Phillip to beat Queensland Firebirds by an impressive 66-50 to go second in Australia’s Suncorp Super Netball. “Mwai Kumwenda and Tegan Philip were outstanding! Shooting a combined 66/70 (94percent),” stated a post on Suncorp Super Netball official Facebook page.   […]

Mwayi Kumwenda gives cash to ailing Emma Mzagada: Malawi Queens legend

Malawi’s foreign based netball star Mwayi Kumwenda has donated money amount to K100,000 to  ailing Malawi Queens  legend Emma Mzagada, whose health has  deteriorated to an extent that she can no longer force herself to the hospital. Mzagada, who has been ill since 2009,  underwent a surgery at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital to remove abnormal […]

Malawi star Mwayi Kumwenda inspires Vixens on her debut

Malawi’s netball icon Mwawi Kumwenda at the weekend inspired her Australian Melbourne Vixens club to  their first victory as she notched most of the baskets. Vixens beat Magpies 58-55,as Kumwenda netted 29 baskets in her debut. “It was a tough game, but we played our lungs out. “I am so delighted because it was also my debut since […]

Airtel Malawi retains Mwayi Kumwenda as Brand Ambassador: Contract renewed

Barely a few weeks after inspiring the Malawi Queens to a top three finish at the recent Fast 5 World Netball Series in Melbourne, Australia, star shooter Mwayi Kumwenda has had her year-long contract as Airtel Brand Ambassador for ‘It’s Now Campaign’ renewed for a further one year. The initial contract, which Mwayi signed with […]

Malawi Queens set for England test matches Dec 17, 20

President of the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) Rosy Chinunda said in an interview that Malawi Queens have been assured that will have  their UK visas approved in time to face England in the second Test next Wednesday December 17 in London. Malawi Queens were scheduled to depart Lilongwe for London on Wednesday to begin a […]

SuperSport to televise Malawi Queens Fast5  games

The netball fraternity will have a chance to follow Malawi national netball team’s games at the World Fast Five Series in New Zealand courtesy of MultiChoice Malawi which will televise on their Supersport  SS 7 and 207 channels. Superport 5 SS5  and 205 have also channels also been dedicated  for repeats of the games. Multichoice […]

Malawi Queens final squad named: Morale low in camp

The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has released a final 10-member Malawi Queens squad which is expected to leave on Sunday for New Zealand to take part in this year’s Fast5 Netball World Tournament. The squad, which has no  five key vastly experienced players in the name of the evergreen shooter Mwawi Kumwenda, Beatrice Mpinganjira, Joana Kachilika, Tina Kamzati and […]

Mwawi’s call up snub angers Netball Association of Malawi

A decision by Malawi’s first ever professional netball export Mwawi Kumwenda to undergo a tooth operation in South Africa has angered the Netball Association of Malaw (NAM)i which suspects there are some reasons behind her snubbing. NAM president Rose Chinunda told a local radio station on Friday that NAM has not officially been communicated by […]

Mwayi Kumwenda out of Malawi Queens’s squad

Malawi’s only professional netballer Mwayi ‘Professor’ Kumwenda has said she will not join the national netball team training camp as  she is going to South Africa for an operation on her ailing tooth. Netball Association of Malawi on Tuesday released a 15-member squad scheduled to go into camp on Thursday in readiness of World Fast Five Series […]

Malawi Queens in C’Wealth games flying start, beat N.Ireland

Malawi national netball team started the Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign on a high with a resounding 71-50 victory over Northern Ireland on Thursday. Malawi overcame their opponents after struggling in the first quarter in which they were kept under pressure in the early stages of the first quarter where they committed a lot of errors from […]

Malawi Queens jets in: NAM and Multichoice organize special party

The Malawi Queens are back in town from New Zealand where they took part in the Fast5 World Netball Series after scooping the fifth slot and made new grounds by beating England and Australia. The South African Airways plane which carried the Queens landed at Kamuzu International Airport in the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe […]

Malawi Queens claim fifth position in Fast5 World Series: Beat Australia again

It may have been the play-off for fifth, but giant-killers the Malawi Queens celebrated like they had taken out the Fast5 World Series title after their 33-30 victory over Australia tonight. Mwai Kumwenda, the Malawi Queens’ star shooter, was beaming for a long time after the victory: “We are very excited, Australia are a very […]

Malawi Queens beat England just miss Fast5 semi-final spot

For a few hours in Auckland, something pretty special beckoned in the world of netball. Malawi, that gutsy African upstart, sat on the verge of a semi-final appearance in an international netball tournament; the Fast5 Netball World Series. They got themselves into the position with victories over Australia on Friday, and England, 27-23 on Saturday. They held themselves away […]