Uganda, Proteas, Malawi set the tone
The Africa Netball Cup tournament kicked off at the Wanderers Netball Courts in Windhoek yesterday.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
WINDHOEK
The Africa Netball Cup tournament, which will conclude on 16 November, has the following countries participating: hosts Namibia (24), South Africa (5), Uganda (7), Tanzania (no ranking yet), Malawi (6), Zambia (15), Botswana (27), Zimbabwe (12) and Kenya (39).
Uganda and Tanzania kicked off proceedings in the first match of the day. Team Uganda, which on Friday won the Pent Series, thrashed their opponents 77-29. The Ugandan Cranes showed dominance throughout the four quarters.
The second match between Malawi and Zambia ended 70-36 in Malawi's favour. The Malawians yet again showed that they will be a thorn in the flesh after finishing second in the Pent Series.
The Proteas of South Africa also showed incredible class in the third match of the day when they faced Zimbabwe, beating them 68-27. The Zimbabweans put up a great fight but the South Africans were more clinical in their finishes.
The South African team is titled African champions coming fresh from a successful tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland and are in Namibia to defend the title they won back in 2019.
Their head coach of the Proteas, Dorette Badenhorst, said they never underestimate any African team. She added that the Cup is a great opportunity to play as four of her players got national caps.
“Overall it was a great start. We knew that it was going to be a tough and physical match. We successfully kept possession,” she added.
The captain of the Proteas, Bongiwe Msomi, said they expected a little more from the match. She added that it was, however, very physical and that they are here to learn something new every day.
The last match of the day was scheduled to kick off at 18:00 between host Namibia and Botswana. The results of the match are on Namibian Sun as well as the Sport Wrap Facebook pages.
Today’s matches will see Zambia vs Tanzania (9:00), Zimbabwe vs (Namibia) (11:00), Kenya vs (South Africa) (13:00), Botswana vs Malawi (15:00), Uganda vs Zambia (17:00).
WINDHOEK
The Africa Netball Cup tournament, which will conclude on 16 November, has the following countries participating: hosts Namibia (24), South Africa (5), Uganda (7), Tanzania (no ranking yet), Malawi (6), Zambia (15), Botswana (27), Zimbabwe (12) and Kenya (39).
Uganda and Tanzania kicked off proceedings in the first match of the day. Team Uganda, which on Friday won the Pent Series, thrashed their opponents 77-29. The Ugandan Cranes showed dominance throughout the four quarters.
The second match between Malawi and Zambia ended 70-36 in Malawi's favour. The Malawians yet again showed that they will be a thorn in the flesh after finishing second in the Pent Series.
The Proteas of South Africa also showed incredible class in the third match of the day when they faced Zimbabwe, beating them 68-27. The Zimbabweans put up a great fight but the South Africans were more clinical in their finishes.
The South African team is titled African champions coming fresh from a successful tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland and are in Namibia to defend the title they won back in 2019.
Their head coach of the Proteas, Dorette Badenhorst, said they never underestimate any African team. She added that the Cup is a great opportunity to play as four of her players got national caps.
“Overall it was a great start. We knew that it was going to be a tough and physical match. We successfully kept possession,” she added.
The captain of the Proteas, Bongiwe Msomi, said they expected a little more from the match. She added that it was, however, very physical and that they are here to learn something new every day.
The last match of the day was scheduled to kick off at 18:00 between host Namibia and Botswana. The results of the match are on Namibian Sun as well as the Sport Wrap Facebook pages.
Today’s matches will see Zambia vs Tanzania (9:00), Zimbabwe vs (Namibia) (11:00), Kenya vs (South Africa) (13:00), Botswana vs Malawi (15:00), Uganda vs Zambia (17:00).
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