Netball: Blue Eagles Sisters beat Civonets 33-32 in Malawi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nyasa Times
Defending champions Blue Eagles Sisters beat Civonets 33-32 in the Central Region final of the One Nico Top 12 Netball Cup play-offs at Kamuzu Institute for Sports. Mafco Soldiers beat Vanessa Sisters 46-45, and the three Central teams qualifying for the final phase are now known, according to Nyasa Times.
Blue Eagles Sisters, defending champions of the One Nico Top 12 Netball Cup in Malawi, beat Civonets 33-32 in the final of the Central Region play-offs, held at Kamuzu Institute for Sports. The victory puts them top of the regional qualifying phase for the 2026 edition of the competition, according to Nyasa Times.
The two teams were level at 9-9 after the first quarter. Blue Eagles Sisters then took the lead at half-time, with an 18-15 scoreline, before extending their advantage to 26-22 at the end of the third quarter. Civonets failed to make up the deficit in the final period and lost by one point.
In another play-off match, Mafco Soldiers beat Vanessa Sisters 46-45. The three teams qualified to represent the Central Region in the final phase are therefore Blue Eagles Sisters, Civonets and Mafco Soldiers. The 2026 One Nico Top 12 Netball Cup will bring together twelve teams from the four regions of Malawi.
