From November 28 to December 6, the Africa Netball Cup was held in the University of Botswana Indoor Facility in Gaborone. Six women’s teams and four men’s teams competed in the tournament. The highest ranked women’s teams in Africa (South Africa, Uganda and Malawi) didn’t compete, but it was a good battle between the remaining six nations, culminating in an incredible final. The South African team was the one to watch in the men’s competition.
The competing women’s teams and their current world rankings:
ZIMBABWE (13)
ZAMBIA (15)
NAMIBIA (22)
BOTSWANA (23)
KENYA (29)
ESWATINI (-)
The competing men’s teams:
BOTSWANA
KENYA
SOUTH AFRICA
ZIMBABWE
UMPIRES:
Adrian Abrahams
Chakatsa Lephole
Leonard Masao
Theophilus Moletsane
Tharina Opperman
Boikhutso Tuelo
PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS:
WOMEN:
ZAMBIA 63 def ESWATINI 47
NAMIBIA 45 def ZIMBABWE 36
BOTSWANA 36 def KENYA 28
BOTSWANA 55 def ESWATINI 42
ZIMBABWE 47 def KENYA 28
ZAMBIA 52 def NAMIBIA 42
KENYA 44 def ESWATINI 43
ZIMBABWE 56 def BOTSWANA 50
NAMIBIA 43 def KENYA 30
ZAMBIA 53 def BOTSWANA 43
NAMIBIA 42 def BOTSWANA 39
ZIMBABWE 51 def ZAMBIA 50
NAMIBIA 63 def ESWATINI 42
ZAMBIA 42 def KENYA 38
ZIMBABWE 58 def ESWATINI 48
TABLE:
1 . ZAMBIA . 8 pts . +39
2 . NAMIBIA . 8 pts . +36
3 . ZIMBABWE . 8 pts . +27
4 . BOTSWANA . 4 pts . +2
5 . KENYA . 2 pts . -43
6 . ESWATINI . 0 pts . -61
MEN:
ZIMBABWE 37 def KENYA 29
ZIMBABWE 38 def BOTSWANA 31
SOUTH AFRICA 42 def KENYA 30
KENYA 42 def BOTSWANA 36
SOUTH AFRICA 46 def ZIMBABWE 34
SOUTH AFRICA 53 def BOTSWANA 35
TABLE:
1 . SOUTH AFRICA . 6 pts . +42
2 . ZIMBABWE . 4 pts . +3
3 . KENYA . 2 pts . -14
4 . BOTSWANA . 0 pts . -31
PLAYOFFS:
WOMEN:
5v6 Playoff: KENYA 52 def ESWATINI 44
3v4 Playoff: ZIMBABWE 53 def BOTSWANA 44
FINAL: ZAMBIA 57 def NAMIBIA 55 (after double extra time)
FINAL PLACINGS:
1 . ZAMBIA
2 . NAMIBIA
3 . ZIMBABWE
4 . BOTSWANA
5 . KENYA
6 . ESWATINI
PLAYERS OF THE TOURNAMENT:
SHOOTER: Beauty Nakazwe (Zambia)
MIDCOURTER: Elizabeth Bwalya (Zambia)
DEFENDER: Loide Hanyanya (Namibia)
MEN:
3v4 Playoff: KENYA 46 def BOTSWANA 27
FINAL: SOUTH AFRICA 45 def ZIMBABWE 40
FINAL PLACINGS:
1 . SOUTH AFRICA
2 . ZIMBABWE
3 . KENYA
4 . BOTSWANA
