Malawi to fund men’s netball tournament within six months
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times
The Netball Association of Malawi will fund a men’s tournament it hopes to launch within the next six months, after failing to attract private sponsors. The competition is intended to provide players with a regular platform and strengthen the national team’s preparation; the team finished last in both its Africa Netball Cup appearances, according to the Times.
The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) plans to launch a men’s tournament within the next six months and will fund it itself, the Times daily reports. The federation decided to sponsor the competition after failing to attract sponsors.
The initiative aims to develop men’s netball, which has struggled to establish a regular national league despite the national team’s participation in continental competitions, the newspaper says.
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