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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
City | Pretoria |
Dates | 21–27 August 2022 |
Teams | 9 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
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
editStandings
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
edit21 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
editStandings
editTeam | 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
edit21 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
edit7th-9th place
edit25 August 2022 | Tanzania | 42–58 | Eswatini |
26 August 2022 | Namibia | 47-46 | Tanzania |
26 August 2022 | Namibia | 59-50 | Eswatini |
5th-6th place
edit26 August 2022 | Botswana | 49–57 | Kenya |
Semi-finals
edit26 August 2022 | Malawi | 62-41 | Zimbabwe |
26 August 2022 | South Africa | 74-43 | Zambia |
3rd/4th place
edit27 August 2022 | Zambia | 49-59 | Zimbabwe |
Final
edit27 August 2022 | South Africa | 60-44 | Malawi |
Final placings
editPlace | Country |
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South Africa | |
Malawi | |
Zimbabwe | |
4 | Zambia |
5 | Kenya |
6 | Botswana |
7 | Namibia |
8 | Eswatini |
9 | Tanzania |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Africa". World Netball. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "World Netball (WN) World Rankings, published today, confirms five more teams for the Netball World Cup 2023". World Netball. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers". World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Africa Regional Netball World Cup Draw Out". SportsRifle 7/24. Retrieved 14 August 2022.