Month: October 2017 Posts

England continue winning start with win over Malawi

Oct 29, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

England remain undefeated after two matches in the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series after a 28-point victory over Malawi. A dominant display from shooters Helen Housby and last year’s MVP Jo Harten powered England to… ...

Waya trusts queens to do wonders

Oct 23, 2017 Bright Malenga 81 &

Despite the absence of Mwawi Kumwenda, Malawi Queens head coach Mary Waya is optimistic that the team will do well at the Fast5 Netball championship. Waya made the assurance at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) when… ...

Queens’ Fast5 squad named

Oct 20, 2017 Orton Nyirenda 67 &

...Bridget Kumwenda dropped .....As Carol Ngwira gets recalled Malawi Netball National team coach Mary Waya has named her final 10 member squad for the Fast5 World Netball Series which is scheduled for October 28-29 in Melbourne,… ...

NAM faulted over Mwayi saga

Oct 18, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

A netball analyst  has faulted the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) for its unprofessional handling of the Mwayi Kumwenda saga. Few days ago, NAM threw Kumwenda out of the national team camp currently preparing for… ...

Unlucky Mwawi: Netball star’s dismissal sparks debate

Oct 16, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Netball star Mwawi Kumwenda could seriously be pondering on her behaviour. Despite being Malawi netball's star player, the Australian based netball icon was sent out of the Malawi national netball team camp for indiscipline. Reports… ...

Civonets confident of repeating Gotv upset

Sep 29, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Civonets coach White Mlilima is confident of upsetting Kukoma Diamonds in the Gotv netball champions league finals this Saturday. The finals will be played at the Don Bosco netball courts in Lilongwe where there will… ...

Kukoma Diamonds, Civonets reach Gotv netball finals

Sep 19, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Kukoma Diamonds and Civonets have reached the finals of the Gotv Netball Champions League. The two sides finished first and second respectively in the 8 team standings after last weekend's second round in Mzuzu. Diamonds… ...

Malawi Queens get past Zimbabwe

Jun 25, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 133 &

England based Malawian goal shooter Joyce Mvula inspired Malawi Queens to a hard fought 55-45 victory over Zimbabwe at MTN Arena in the ongoing African Netball Cup in Uganda. Without some key players, it was… ...

Malawi24 Editorial: NAM should stop sleeping

Nov 12, 2016 M24 57 &

The news that our Queens pocket as little as K1, 000 daily training allowance and K20, 000 winning game bonus is a worrisome development considering how patriotic the players are. Each time, Netball Association of… ...

Malawi Queens beat England to win bronze medal at Fast5 tourney

Oct 30, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 223 &

After beating South Africa 36-21 and losing to New Zealand 52-27, the Malawi Queens produced a stunning performance to beat England by 35-32 to win a bronze medal at the just ended Fast5 netball series… ...

Thunder Queens shot in the arm

Feb 26, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 5 &

Blantyre based netball team Thunder Queens can breathe a sigh of relief following a donation from Vanguard Life Assurance Company. The insurance firm donated K250,000 to the team in response to plea by the netball… ...

Netballer Takondwa Lwazi named cancer ambassador

Feb 19, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 40 &

Blue Eagles Sisters and Malawi national netball star , Takondwa Lwazi has been selected as cervical cancer ambassador for Central Health Clinic. The Blue Eagles centre has confirmed the development and said she is very… ...

Central Region Netball League has new sponsor

Feb 18, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 1 &

The Central Region Netball League has secured a 2.5 million Kwacha sponsorship from Women Clinic after running for five years without any sponsor. Lilongwe and Districts Netball League (LDNL) chairperson Charity Malanga confirmed the development… ...

It is now official: Mwawi wins IWGA athlete of the year award

Feb 01, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 263 &

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has confirmed that Mwawi Kumwenda has won the 2015 athlete of the year. The Malawi National Netball team shooter was competing with 17 athletes from other continents. The voting… ...

Mwawi to be named IWGA athlete of the year

Jan 31, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 31 &

The 26 year-old Malawi National Netball team shooter, Mwai Kumwenda, has made another history by becoming the first Malawian and African to win the 2015 International World Games Association (IWGA) athlete of the year award.… ...