K2m prize for winners, and sponsor Vitumbiko Mumba promises ‘state of the art’ changing rooms at Rosedale Court Mzimba Queens are the 2026 Northern Region Netball League champions after beating Malongo Sisters of Rumphi 52-42 in a fierce final. The Queens led from the start, winning the first quarter 16-9 and the second 26-17. They […]
Netball fever is set to grip Mzuzu this weekend, as ten fiercely competitive teams prepare to battle it out for regional supremacy in the dramatic finale of the Northern Region Netball League, sponsored by Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba. The action-packed finals will unfold at Rosedale Netball Court from Saturday to Sunday, with Chitipa Homesisters, Chilumba Barracks […]
Malawi’s Queens netball team boarded a flight to Nairobi today for the African Netball Cup – with wing attacker Thandi Galeta handed a surprise recall after being controversially left out of the squad that travelled to the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Galeta isn’t the only fresh face in the squad, with Prisca Banda, Mphatso Kanyimbo […]
Kukoma Diamonds produced a dominant display to hammer Young Eagles 47-24 in a high-flying clash at the Under-21 Netball Cup currently taking place in Blantyre — with one athletic mid-air interception summing up the team’s relentless energy on court. Diamonds never let their rivals get a look-in, leading from the very first whistle and extending […]
Blantyre’s Kukoma Diamonds are sitting pretty at the top of the FDH Bank Premier Netball League — and they’re refusing to budge. The unbeaten side smashed their way through round one with ruthless victories over Giants (59-43) and Pacers (51-41) at Blantyre Sports Arena on Sunday, racking up 21 points to lead the 12-team pack. […]
Malawi Kings Netball Team’s provisional squad is now in camp in Blantyre, as preparations get under way for the 2026 Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi, Kenya, running from 16 to 26 September. Coach Garvey Nyondo has named a 26-player squad, who will remain in camp until the team’s departure for Nairobi, when the final squad […]
Kukoma Diamonds continued their impressive form in the FDH Premier Netball League with a 61-49 victory over fellow heavyweights Tigresses in a Week Five first-round clash at Blantyre Sports Arena on Sunday. It was a second win of the weekend for Kukoma Diamonds, who had earlier beaten FLC Netball Team 57-25 on Saturday, strengthening their […]
Kukoma Diamonds have shot to the top of the FDH Premier Netball League table after a dominant weekend, beating Civonets 55-48 on Saturday before following up with a 58-46 win over Kia Atlas on Sunday at Blantyre Sports Arena. The result moves Kukoma Diamonds onto seven points and stretches their unbeaten run to three wins […]
Netrade company who are the main producers of Boltsalt distributed in the country by Rab Processors and other local companies have increased the Under-23 Boltsalt Southern Region Netball League for 2021 from K8 million to the tune of K10 million respectively. The company made the announcement during the official launch of the competition which was […]
After a one year break without action which was a result of the global Covid 19 pandemic, the much awaited K8 million Boltsalt netball league is finally back as the the launch for this year’s competition is expected to take place on April 17 2021. According to a statement released by the Southern Region Netball […]
Netball players in the country can afford a smile as the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has given permission to the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) to allow teams start training in readiness for the start of the 2021 netball season. In an official communique released by NAM Vice General Secretary, Brian Gausi, NAM […]
Officials from the Volleyball Association of Malawi (VAM) and Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) have been accused of sleeping on duty, arguing that disciplines like volleyball and netball could be the first to start ahead of football. Senior and seasoned sports journalist Mphatso Malidadi said government’s order of gatherings of not more than fifty people […]
Netball teams, players and fans in the northern region have every reason to grin after securing 5 million Kwacha sponsorship from GN Aluminium and Engineering Limited. The sponsorship deal was sealed on Saturday at Saint John of God Conference Hall. The netball league in the northern region will be played starting from the districts where […]
The proposal by the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) to have a second vice president in its set up has hit a snag as regional delegates turned it down. NAM was meeting regional netball committees in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu (Ekwendeni) last weekend to sell the idea among other issues. Had the regional delegates welcomed […]
The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has been told by the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) to produce financial reports accounting for the funds that the association has used in the past four years. According to the council’s acting executive secretary, Henry Meleka, NAM has been drawing 200 million Kwacha from government every year […]
The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) intends to have two vice presidents with clear roles for each under the president. NAM president, Khungikile Matiya, told a local radio station that the executive intends to propose an amendment to the association’s constitution to allow for the two vice presidents as is the case in neighbouring countries. […]
Sports analysts have faulted the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) on the way it handles transfers of Malawi netball players who go and play outside Africa. Reports have shown that exports like Mwawi Kumwenda, Joyce Mvula, Towera Vinkhumbo and Laureen Ngwira all went to play outside Africa but the teams they went to play for […]
After a two-day exhaustive and fruitful discussion on Whatsapp forum with sports journalists, Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has announced that it has resolved to officially change the Chichewa name for netball to ‘Mpira wa Manja’. A statement from NAM president, Khungekhile Matiya says all along, the sport has locally been called ‘ntchembere mbaya’ — literally translated […]