SPAR Proteas to battle it out with Malawi
This will be the first time that the two countries clash since the 2019 Africa Netball Africa Cup which South Africa won last year in Cape Town.
The SPAR Proteas who were last in action in January 2020 during the Vitality Netball Nations Cup will face off against the Malawi Queens in a three-match series between November 26 and 30 in Rustenburg.
SPAR Proteas head coach Dorette Badenhorst spent time at the recently concluded Telkom Netball League where she was assessing players she would like to incorporate into the national team set up as the country gears up for the 2023 Netball World Cup.
The coach has called up a provisional squad of 30 players who will partake in a three-day training camp from November 22 in Sun City before a final team of 15 players is confirmed.
This final team will then play in the SPAR Challenge Series against Malawi.
“The year 2020 has been a very challenging year for Netball South Africa as we have had to reshuffle and revise our events calendar for the year. Some of the things we had planned on doing have had to fall off due to coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown that came with it.
We were all concerned that we may not see our national team compete this year, I am delighted that we will have the SPAR Challenge series taking place this year against Malawi,” said Cecilia Molokwane, Netball South Africa president.
South Africa and Malawi are ranked fifth and sixth in the world respectively and are both highest ranked in the continent.
This will be the first time that the two countries clash since the 2019 Africa Netball Africa Cup which South Africa won last year in Cape Town.
