Joice Takaidza

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Joice Takaidza
Personal information
Born (1983-12-10) 10 December 1983 (age 40)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): goal attack, goal shooter

Joice Takaidza also spelled as Joyce Takaidza (born 10 December 1983) is a Zimbabwean netball player who represents Zimbabwe internationally and plays in the positions of goal attack and goal defense. [1] [2] She was a member of the Zimbabwean squad which finished at eighth position during the 2019 Netball World Cup, which was historically Zimbabwe's first ever appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament. [3] During the tournament, she was the leading point scorer for Zimbabwe finishing with 198 points in 7 matches.

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References

  1. "Joice Takaidza". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. "Joice Takaidza". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "Zimbabwe". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 9 September 2019.