2019 Africa Netball Cup

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2019 Africa Netball Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
CityCape Town
VenueBellville Velodrome
Dates18–23 October 2019
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Runners-upFile:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
Third placeFile:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
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The 2019 Africa Netball Cup was held in Cape Town from 18-23 October 2019.[1] The tournament featured seven nations including hosts South Africa, defending champions Uganda along with Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe in 2 pool categories. Tanzania pulled out of the tournament due to financial issues, just a day before the tournament opener against Zimbabwe.[2] The tournament was originally supposed to have its scheduled opening match between defending champions Uganda and Zimbabwe but was called off due to the last minute withdrawal by Tanzania.[3][4] The authorities later revealed that the match between hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe to be the opening match of the tournament while the tournament was later modified with round robin format.

South Africa defeated Zambia 72-53 to win the tournament with a perfect 100 percentage winning record.[5][6]

Squads

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Malawi and Uganda announced their preliminary squads in September 2019. Malawi revealed a list of 24 players in the squad and later cropped the list to 12 members.[7] Malawi's national captain Joanna Kachilika and Thandie Galleta were rested for the tournament who were earlier named in the preliminary squad while Caroline Mtukule was appointed as stand in captain for Malawi.[8] Uganda released a squad consisting of 22 players.[9] In September 2019, just three weeks prior to the start of the tournament, Ugandan captain Peace Proscovia was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury which she sustained while playing at the Australian league.[10] In October 2019, Dorette Badenhorst was appointed as the new head coach for South Africa following the exit of Norma Plummer.[11]

Just a day prior to the tournament opener, Zimbabwean head coach Lloyd Makunde was sacked due to pay disputes.[12][13]

Malawi Malawi [7] Uganda Uganda [9] Zimbabwe Zimbabwe South Africa South Africa[14]

Pool stage

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18 October 2019
10:00am 		File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 106–10 File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
18 October 2019
12:00pm 		File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 56–51 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
19 October 2019
12:00pm 		File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 67–33 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
22 October 2019
18:00pm 		File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 50–47 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
22 October 2019
10:00am 		File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 68–35 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
22 October 2019
12:00pm 		File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 22–79 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
22 October 2019
14:00pm 		File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 67–33 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town
23 October 2019
16:00pm 		File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 72–53 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia    Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town

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