2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Africa

The Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers were held in Pretoria, South Africa, between 21 August and 27 August 2022, with nine teams taking part.[1] South Africa, while still participating in the tournament, had already qualified for the World Cup due to being the hosts, leaving eight teams to compete for two qualifying places.[2][3][4]

2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Africa
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
CityPretoria
Dates21–27 August 2022 (2022-08-21 – 2022-08-27)
Teams9
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
← 2019

Teams competed in two pools, with each team playing every other team in the pool.[1] At the end of the pool stage, the first-placed team in each pool played the second-placed team of the other pool, with the winners playing each other in the final and the remaining teams playing each other to determine 3rd through 9th place.[1] The top two teams of the tournament (excluding South Africa) qualified for the Netball World Cup.[1]

Pool A

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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Africa 4 4 0 0 248 152 96 8
  Zimbabwe 4 3 0 1 184 179 5 6
  Botswana 4 2 0 2 177 197 -20 4
  Namibia 4 1 0 3 176 196 -20 2
  Tanzania 4 0 0 4 148 209 -61 0

Matches

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21 August 2022 Namibia   54–40   Tanzania   

21 August 2022 Botswana   37–60   South Africa   

22 August 2022 Zimbabwe   49–41   Botswana   

22 August 2022 South Africa   66–38   Namibia   

23 August 2022 Namibia   41–45   Zimbabwe   

23 August 2022 South Africa   58–30   Tanzania   

24 August 2022 Namibia   43–45   Botswana   

24 August 2022 Tanzania   33–43   Zimbabwe   

25 August 2022 Botswana   54–45   Tanzania   

25 August 2022 South Africa   64–47   Zimbabwe   

Pool B

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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Malawi 3 3 0 0 202 130 72 6
  Zambia 3 2 0 1 159 141 18 4
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 113 154 -41 2
  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 136 185 -49 0

Matches

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21 August 2022 Zambia   46–30   Kenya   

22 August 2022 Malawi   69–50   Eswatini   

23 August 2022 Zambia   64–50   Eswatini   

23 August 2022 Kenya   31–72   Malawi   

24 August 2022 Kenya   52–36   Eswatini   

25 August 2022 Malawi   61–49   Zambia   

Placement matches and finals

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7th-9th place

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25 August 2022 Tanzania   42–58   Eswatini   

26 August 2022 Namibia   47-46   Tanzania   

26 August 2022 Namibia   59-50   Eswatini   

5th-6th place

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26 August 2022 Botswana   49–57   Kenya   

Semi-finals

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26 August 2022 Malawi   62-41   Zimbabwe   

26 August 2022 South Africa   74-43   Zambia   

3rd/4th place

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27 August 2022 Zambia   49-59   Zimbabwe   

Final

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27 August 2022 South Africa   60-44   Malawi   

Final placings

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Place Country
    South Africa
    Malawi
    Zimbabwe
4   Zambia
5   Kenya
6   Botswana
7   Namibia
8   Eswatini
9   Tanzania

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Africa". World Netball. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "World Netball (WN) World Rankings, published today, confirms five more teams for the Netball World Cup 2023". World Netball. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers". World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Africa Regional Netball World Cup Draw Out". SportsRifle 7/24. Retrieved 14 August 2022.