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Malawi
Nickname(s)	Queens
Association	Netball Association of Malawi
Confederation	Africa Netball
Head coach	Whyte Mlilima (caretaker)
Asst coach	Griffin Saenda Jr
INF ranking	6
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World Championships
; 2015 placing	6th
Best result	5th (2007)
Commonwealth Games
; 2018 placing	7th
Best result	5th (2010), (2014)

The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competition.

History

Malawi have played in five World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007.^[1] The Queens are coached by Whyte Mlilima, who was appointed as caretaker head coach after former coach Griffin Saenda had to withdraw from the team with medical problems.^[2] As of January 2018, the team are sixth in the INF World Rankings.

In 2012 they competed in the Fast5 tournament in Auckland, where they have had several historic results including wins over Australia and England, and finished in 5th place, just narrowly missing out on the finals. This followed a draw against Australia in the 2010 Edition. Airtel Malawi is a significant financial donor of the Malawi Queens, having sponsored their trip to Auckland for the Fast5 World Series in 2014 to a sum of K6 M.^[3] The current Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) president is Carol Bapu.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Malawi defeated the second-ranked team in the world, New Zealand, for the first time in history.^[4]

Players

2018 Commonwealth Games team

Malawi national netball team
Players^[5]	Coaching staff^[2]
Jane Chimaliro Martha Dambo Thandie Galleta Joanna Kachilika Bridget Kumwenda Mwayi Kumwenda Takondwa Lwazi Caroline Mtukele Joyce Mvula Loreen Ngwira Sindi Simtowe Towera Vinkhumbo	Head coach: Whyte Mlilima Asst coach: Griffin Saenda Jr

Notable past players

Mary Waya

Connie Mhone

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
1995	9th World Championships	Birmingham, England	8th
1999	10th World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	DNQ
2003	11th World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	DNQ
2007	12th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	5th
2011	13th World Championships	Singapore	6th
2015	14th World Cup	Sydney, Australia	6th

Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year	Games	Event	Location	Placing
2006	XVIII Games	3rd Netball	Melbourne, Australia	6th
2010	XIX Games	4th Netball	Delhi, India	5th
2014	XX Games	5th Netball	Glasgow, Scotland	5th
2018	XXI Games	6th Netball	Gold Coast, Australia	TBD

World Netball Series
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
2009	1st World Series	Manchester, England	5th
2010	2nd World Series	Manchester, England	5th
2011	3rd World Series	Liverpool, England	DNQ
2012	4th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	5th
2013	5th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	5th
2014	6th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	6th
2016	7th World Series	Melbourne, Australia	3rd
2017	8th World Series	Melbourne, Australia	6th

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References

^ Gay, Edward (17 November 2007). "Jubilant Malawi finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ ^a^b Mbewe, Chipambano (18 March 2018). "Malawi Queens depart without head coach Saenda: NAM appoints Mlilima as caretaker". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.