NAM changes Chichewa name for netball to 'Mpira wa Manja' from  'ntchembere mbaya' | Malawi Nyasa Times

December 11, 2020
Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times 10 Comments
After a two-day exhaustive and fruitful discussion on Whatsapp forum with sports journalists, Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has announced that it has resolved to officially change the Chichewa name for netball to ‘
Mpira wa Manja’.
NAM president Khungekile Matiya: Mpira wa manja 
A statement from NAM president, Khungekhile Matiya says all along, the sport has locally been called
‘ntchembere mbaya’ — literally translated as the sport that is played by women who are mothers to more than two children.
“In real sense, the sport is not only for women — girls and men play it as well,” Matiya said in the statement. “In this regard, sustaining the

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