Africa Netball Cup

Last updated
Africa Netball Cup
Sport Netball
Founded2010
Administrator Africa Netball
Most recent
champion(s)
Women: Zambia Men: South Africa
(2023)
Most titlesWomen: South Africa (3 titles) Men: South Africa (1 title)

The Africa Netball Cup, formerly known as the African Netball Championships, is an international netball competition held every two years organised by Africa Netball. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2010. [1]

Contents

In 2023, the men's edition was introduced. [2]

Results

Women's results

Year1st2nd3rdVenueNumber
of teams
2010Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Legon, Ghana10 [3]
2012Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Dar es Salaam, Tanzania6 [4] [5]
2013Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Blantyre, Malawi8 [6] [7]
2014Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Gaborone, Botswana6 [8]
2015Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Gaborone, Botswana [9] [10]
2017Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Kampala, Uganda6 [11] [12]
2018Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Lusaka, Zambia12 [13] [14]
2019 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Cape Town, South Africa7 [15]
2021Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Windhoek, Namibia9 [16]
2023Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Gaborone, Botswana6 [17]

Participating teams

Nation2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2019
2021
2023
Total
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  ?4th7th3 ?5th5th- ?4th9
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi ------ ?---1
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini  ?-7th5th ?----6th5
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  ?---------1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  ?-----7th ? ?5th5
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  ?6th---- ? ?--4
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 112--2223-7
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  ?-5th6th-6th6th- ?27
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles ------ ?---1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa --1--- ?11-4
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  ?2-- ?- ?- ?-5
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda --31-1132-6
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia -332 ?4th4th ? ?19
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe -5th5th4th133 ? ?39
Total teams10 (?)6865 (?)612796

Men's results

Year1st2nd3rdVenueNumber
of teams
2023 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Flag of Kenya.svg KenyaGaborone, Botswana4 [17]

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