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Botswana finish eighth in African women’s netball qualifiers

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Botswana’s senior women’s netball team finished eighth out of ten at the 2027 World Cup African qualifiers, after four defeats and just one win. The team, missing several experienced players, lost to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia, the Sunday Standard reports.

Botswana’s senior women’s netball team finished eighth in the African qualifying tournament for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney, the Sunday Standard reports. The Dinaledi, coached by Martha Mosoahle-Samm, did not secure a place in the competition and failed to show the hoped-for progress.

Botswana lost its opening group match to Zimbabwe, 39–57. The competition was held at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya.

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