Makau proud of Divas despite missing World Cup ticket

Makau proud of Divas despite missing World Cup ticket

The Kenya women's national netball team is back in the country from South Africa after competing in the World Cup qualifiers where despite failing to qualify, they finished in their best position in history.

The Divas defeated Botswana 57-49 to finish fifth at the African netball world cup qualifiers in Pretoria, South Africa.

Head coach Joseph Makau is proud of his players, saying they have made tremendous progress.

"We were able to finish fifth, which is the best position for us since we started participating in international games. Athough we did not qualify for the global showpiece set for next year in Cape Town, we have a lot that we have learnt. We will go back to practice to strengthen ourselves more, the future is bright.

“We are grateful to the National Olympic Committee for supporting us to compete in the nine-day tournament," said the coach.

The competition was played on a round-robin format with the nine teams split into two pools based on the most recent results from the Africa Cup 2021 final placing.

 

 

The team began the qualifiers on a low note losing to Zambia 47-30 before suffering a humiliating 72-31 loss to Malawi.

Their efforts however paid off in their last group match against Eswatini when they won 52-36.

The Malawi Queens took home the silver medal after losing to hosts South Africa in the final, 60-44.

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