Despite a 33-17 loss to South Africa in the third game of Friday’s opening day, Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls remained in contention for a medal finish at the Fast5 World Series in Christchurch, New Zealan.
In 2023 South Africa will host the Netball World Cup for the first time in its history, with the Proteas hoping to clinch their first world title on home soil. First, they must test their powers against the world’s best in the Quad Series.
The 24 players have been awarded performance-based contracts that came into effect from 1 April 2022 and will expire in December 2023, where a review will be conducted before new contracts are presented.
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Netball South Africa have confirmed a week ago that the 2021 SPAR Challenge will take place as early as January in Cape Town and six teams will be participating that tournament.
This announcement was made during the recently concluded SPAR National Championships held in Bela Bela.
Cecilia Molokwane, Netball South Africa President confirmed that SPAR Proteas, Presidentâs XII, SPAR Baby Proteas (Under 21), Uganda, Namibia and Uganda 21 national teams will be participating at the 2021 SPAR Challenge.
âThe series against Uganda who are ranked seventh in the world is part of our preparations for the Netball World Cup. It is important for our players to play as many competitive matches as possible so that they get some game time under their belts and at the same time give coaches adequate time to try out various combinations,â said Cecilia Molokwane, Netball