By Staff Writer
Netball Zambia Secretary General Pritchard Ngoma has told the Zambia High Commission in Australia that training for Zambia’s participation in the Pacific Australia Sports Netball tournament has intensified with all netballers putting in their best.
And National Netball team Doctor Brian Bwalya Mwila has declared the team injury free, save for one player who was dropped and replaced.
The Zambia Netball National Team broke the record in Africa to be first country invited by Netball Australia Pacific Australia Sports Netball, to take part in their prestigious netball tournament.
Other invited countries from Africa are Kenya and Malawi. The three countries will make their Pacific Australia Sports Netball series debut this April when eight teams compete in the series’ third edition on the Gold Cost, in Queensland. Returning teams are Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore, and dual-series champions Tonga.
Meanwhile, the Australia Olympic and Paralympics Committee looked forward to watching skilful and entertainment netball from the Zambia Netball national team during the tournament series to hit the netball court in two weeks’ time.
Paralympics Australia Chief Executive Officer Catherine Clark, netball enthusiast and Australia Olympic committee head are excited to welcome the Zambia Netball national team on April 19th in Brisbane, Australia.
The Chief Executive Officers confered with Zambia’s High Commissioner to Australia Dr. Elias Munshya at the occasion of Parliamentary Friends of the Olympics and Paralympics reception.
The event brought together Ambassadors, parliamentarians, sport administrators, and athletes, all anticipating Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics and Paralympics games.
And Dr. Munshya said the opportunity would be used to market Zambia’s sports discipline as well as attract foreign investment.
This is contained in a statement issued by Charles Mucholo First Secretary Press Zambia High Commission to Australia and New Zealand.
