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| Association | Zimbabwe Netball Association | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | Africa Netball | |
| Head coach | Ropafadzo Mutsauki | |
| Asst coach | Wisdom Tatenda Shinya | |
| World ranking | 13  | |
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| Netball World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 (Debuted in 2019 ) | |
| 2023 placing | 13th | |
| Best result | 8th (2019) | |
The Zimbabwe national netball team is the national netball team of Zimbabwe. As of 1 July 2020, Zimbabwe are 12th in the INF World Rankings. [1]
The members of the national team are: [2]
| Zimbabwe national netball team | |
| Players | Coaching staff |
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The Zimbabwe Netball Association has forwarded its bid to host the regional 2013 Confederation of Southern African Netball Associations tournament. [3]
In 2018 Zimbabwe qualified for their first ever Netball World Cup, qualifying alongside Uganda. [4]
| Netball World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Cup | Location | Placing |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 8th |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 13th |
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