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Netball South Africa is the main governing body for netball in South Africa.It is affiliated to World Netball and Africa Netball.It is responsible for organising and administering the South Africa national netball team, the South Africa men's national netball team, the Diamond Challenge and the Telkom Netball League, as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams.
In 2021, Netball South Africa held the first International Male Netball Tournament, a tri-nations tournament, which featured Uganda, and Kenya. South Africa won the tournament. [1] In 2023, they won the inaugural Men's African Netball Championship. [2] They defeated Zimbabwe 45-40 in the final to lift their maiden continental title. [3]
Since 2011, when they made their debut in the second tournament, South Africa has competed at every Fast5 Netball World Series. South Africa’s best performance in the series was in 2022, when they gained a silver medal after losing to Australia in the final. Their best previous performance was a third place finish in 2012. [57] [58] [59]
As South Africa prepares to become the first African nation to host the Netball World Cup, shooter Lenize Potgieter tells BBC Sport what to expect. Netball World Cup 2023: South Africa ready to ...
South Africa's netball team needed the backing given to the Springboks at the World Cup, says caps record-holder Bongi Msomi. South African netballers lacked backing to match Rugby World Cup glory ...
The Premier Netball League [1] is the top level netball league featuring teams from South Africa.It was formed in 2014 and is organised by Netball South Africa.Between 2014 and 2018, due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, the league was known as the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup.
Netball is a very popular women's sport in South Africa. [1] [2] [3] While participation rates are high, there is no sense of collective identity by players as netballers and being part of a national netball community. [11]
The SPAR Diamond Challenge is an international netball tournament hosted by Netball South Africa. The challenge is contested by the South African national team and up to five other African nations. The inaugural tournament was held in 2012 and it has been contested in most subsequent years.