Namibia prepares for Netball World Cup qualifier

A national netball squad of 15 players has been selected for a series against Zimbabwe in Swakopmund next month following national trials over the weekend.

The Zimbabwe series in turn will serve as vital preparation for the Africa qualifiers for next year’s Netball World Cup in Sydney, Australia as national coach Julene Meyer explained.

“I’m very impressed with the physical condition of the players and the competition is very good. We are going to play preparation matches against Zimbabwe in Swakopmund at the Dome in August, and that will also serve as preparation for the Africa World Cup qualifiers which will be from the 12th to the 26th of September in Nairobi, Kenya, where we are going to try and qualify for the Netball World Cup in Sydney next year,” she said.

Africa will be represented by four teams at next year’s world cup, with South Africa and Uganda already having qualified via their world rankings of fifth and sixth respectively, while they will be joined by the top two teams at the Africa qualifier in Kenya.