Airtel Money Netball District champions line-up complete
The Airtel Money Netball District tournament has now been concluded in all the districts.
Thirty-two teams emerged winners and they will proceed to the regional phase along with their respective runners-up.
The champions received K200 000 (US$477) while runners-up got K100 000 (US$236). The losing semi-finalists received K50 000 (US$199) each.
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) general secretary Carol Bapu said they were happy with the competition at district level.
“We believe we achieved our goal of developing the game from the districts. A lot of promising talent was identified and we plan to groom them through the structures we have in place.
“We were also impressed with the level of discipline and the standard of officiation as we did not experience serious problems in terms of disputes,” said Bapu.
She said NAM executive committee expects to hold the regional competition next month.
“We are supposed to have the national finals in mid-February, so we should have the regional competition much earlier,” she said.
The district champions are as follows: Kasungu (Municipal Queens); Chitipa (Chitipa Sisters), Nkhotakota (Dwasco), Mulanje (Chitakale), Likoma (Khaiko), Mzimba South (Bruce), Mchinji (Mchinji Medicals), Dowa (Dowa Queens), Salima (Mafco), Phalombe (Phalombe Eagles), Chiradzulu (Chiradzulu Medicals), Lilongwe Rural (Namitete), Blantyre Urban (Blantyre Stars), Blantyre Rural (Tasaukadala Sisters), Lilongwe Urban (Green Sisters), Balaka (DHB Sisters), Nsanje (Nsanje Police), Thyolo (Mwashana), Machinga (Youth Impact), Neno (United Queens); Mwanza (Varibo), Ntcheu (Ntcheu Medicals), Rumphi: (MM Sisters), Mzuzu (Mimosa Queens), Karonga (Flying Angels), Mzimba North (Hammers), Nkhata Bay (Kawalazi), Dedza (Dedza Queens), Zomba (Zomba Prison) and Ntchisi (Everstar).
