Thandie Galleta

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Thandie Galleta
Personal information
Born (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 30)
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C

Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of WA or C. [1] [2]

Career

She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. [3] She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [4]

She was named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5]

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References

  1. "Thandie Galleta". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "Thandie Galleta". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Malawi". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. "Thandie Galleta". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.