Malawi Junior Queens win silver medal, lose to South Africa in finals

The Malawi Under 20 Netball Team returns from the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region Five Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana with a silver medal after losing to South Africa by 61 baskets to 29 on Thursday. The Junior Queens won their first game at the tournament against Zimbabwe by 40 baskets to 37. They […]

Malawi Queens U-20 resume camp ahead of Regional Zone 5 Games

The Malawi netball under-20 side is back into training camp where it  is finalising their preparations ahead of the pending  2018 Regional Zone 5 Games competition which is set to take place in Gaborone, Botswana next month. The team went into first camp in July this year  where it stayed  for a month and some […]

Kombeza introduces K2m ‘Big 4 Netball Bonanza’

Its real!! Southern Region Netball Committee (SRNC) has secured K2 million sponsorship deal of a two-day netball tournament which will be called ‘Kombeza Big 4 Netball Bonanza’ courtesy of Kombeza Foods Company. The bonanza which is set to take place on September 1-2 2018 at Blantyre Youth Centre (BYC) will bring together a  top class […]

Sports Minister lashes at NAM: Be proactive, not wait for Malawi Queens foreign trips only

Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) officials have been told to be proactive in the way they are running the Association as evidence by poor showing of the Malawi National Netball team “the Queens” recently. Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Francis Kasaila made the observation Sunday during the launch 2018 Mpico Gateway Netball […]

MPICO opens gates for Gateway Netball Challenge Season 3

Landed property solution providers MPICO Group on Sunday, July 8, 2018 opened gates for the K35 million Gateway Netball Challenge, Season 3 as the company in conjunction with Central Region Netball Committee (CRNC) officially launched this year’s competition in a colorful ceremony, which took place at Mponela Police Ground in Dowa district. The ceremony started […]

MPICO hikes Gateway Netball sponsorship to K35million

Property investment company MPICO has announced a K10 million increase for the Gateway Central Region Netball Challenge, which is now at K35 million from last year’s K25 million. Announcing the good news during a press briefing at the Gateway Mall on Thursday, July 21, 2018, MPICO’s marketing manager Ellen Chapinduka-Nyasulu said the increase follows a review […]

England instructors in Malawi for netball course

Two England instructors and a Namibian are in Malawi to conduct a week-long coaching and umpiring course which starts Tuesday. Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) general secretary Carol Bapu identified instructors as Heather Gleadall, Amy Ruffell Razzell and Namibian Joan Smit. Bapu said the three will conduct ““basic course” which will include beginners and veterans. […]

Malawi netball coach Saenda in Botswana as an expatriate

Malawi national netball team  Coach, Griffin ‘Zagaro’ Saenda, is in Botswana to assist that country’s national technical panel in assembling a national netball team squad for Botswana. Saenda left the country on Tuesday and will be back on the 13th of this month. General Secretary for the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM), Carol Bapu, confirmed […]

Blantyre Youth Centre netball courts to wear new face – Rainbow Paints

Official sponsors for Southern Region Netball League, Rainbow Paints have announced plans to re-paint Blantyre Youth Centre Netball Courts. Rainbow Paints Sales Executive Officer, Jangale Chiosa made the announcement Saturday during the closing of 2017 Southern Region Netball League at Blantyre Youth Centre. Chiosa said the sponsors have noted that the netball courts used for […]

Bapu refuses to comment on Mwawi’s conditions: Malawi Queens shooter demands ‘reflective discussion’ with NAM

Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has refused to comment on Australia-based goal-shooter Mwawi Kumwenda’s stand made by her manager Hlupi Chalamba that the conditions for the player’s return to the Queens, who are in camp to start preparations for test matches against England this month, is that there should be a meeting to thrash out their […]

Netball fraternity assured of support: NAM ask Mpico for continued sponsorship

Netball fraternity in the country has been assured of the support of the Women Caucus in parliament for its development. The Chairperson of the Caucus, Jessie Kabwila gave the assured Saturday during the prize presentation ceremony of the K25 million Mpico Netball challenge tournament at Gateway Mall in area 47 in Lilongwe. She promised that […]

Khunge welcomes netball licensing system

Netball Association of Malawi (NAM)   new president Khungekile Matiya has welcomed the call by Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) to introduce club licensing system next season to ensure there are clear guidelines in terms of player-transfer, contracts and club ownership. MNCS administration manager Henry Mereka made the statement during NAM elective assembly at Sunbird Nkopola […]

Matiya elected new NAM president: Ex Malawi Queens players crash in polls

The out-going Southern Region Netball League (SRNL) chairperson Khungekile Matiya was elected as Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) president at the organisation’s elective congress at  at Sunbird Nkopola in the lakeshore district of Mangochi on Saturday. Matiya beat Hellene Mpinganjiea Tasosa for the top spot with 37 votes against nine and would replace outgoing president  Rosy Chinunda, who […]

More aspirants for Netball Association of Malawi polls

With the count down to the Netball Association of Malawi  (NAM) elections slated for Saturday 3rd June at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi ticking, more aspirants are emerging from different camps ready to contest in various positions. During the week, only the outgoing General Secretary of the current NAM committee Carol Bapu disclosed her intentions of […]

NAM sets MSCE as a minimum qualification to candidates at its polls

Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has set Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) as a minimum academic qualification to all aspiring candidates vying for all the positions as the association go into polls on 3rd June 2017. While confirming the development on Monday, NAM General Secretary Carol Bapu also highlighted some of the requirements for […]

IOC slowly recognises netball Appoints INF president in IOC Active Society Commission

There is a strong campaign to have netball be incorporated as one of the disciplines played at the Olympic Games and as a gesture 8f goodwill the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed International Netball Federation president, The Hon Molly Rhone OJ, CD, to be a member of the IOC Active Society Commission.  According to […]