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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editStandings
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit7th-9th place
edit| 25 August 2022 | Tanzania |
42–58 | Eswatini
|
| 26 August 2022 | Namibia |
47-46 | Tanzania
|
| 26 August 2022 | Namibia |
59-50 | Eswatini
|
5th-6th place
edit| 26 August 2022 | Botswana |
49–57 | Kenya
|
Semi-finals
edit| 26 August 2022 | Malawi |
62-41 | Zimbabwe
|
| 26 August 2022 | South Africa |
74-43 | Zambia
|
3rd/4th place
edit| 27 August 2022 | Zambia |
49-59 | Zimbabwe
|
Final
edit| 27 August 2022 | South Africa |
60-44 | Malawi
|
Final placings
edit| Place | Country |
|---|---|
|
South Africa
|
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Malawi
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
| 4 | Zambia
|
| 5 | Kenya
|
| 6 | Botswana
|
| 7 | Namibia
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| 8 | Eswatini
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| 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.