It’s a wrap! 2018 Africa Netball Championship

18 Aug

It’s a wrap! 2018 Africa Netball Championship

By Noah Silomba Lifestyle, News, Sport 0 Comments

Zambia successfully hosted the 2018 Africa Netball Championship from 13 to 18 August at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC). The tournament was organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development, International Netball Federation and the Netball Association of Zambia.
The tournament was supported by different partners among them Zamtel, Trade Kings, Cavmont Bank, ZESCO, ZNBC, NSCZ, HIGER, Zambian Breweries, and many others.
The tourney attracted seven countries Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia the host.
The closing ceremony was characterized with a colorful medal and trophy presentation to athletes and the country that reigned supreme.
The log standings are as follows;
Uganda 12 points
Malawi 8 points
Zimbabwe 8 points
Zambia 8 points
Botswana 4 points
Namibia 2 points
Kenya 0 points

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Noah Silomba

Noah Silomba is a Zambian-born Lusaka-based professional journalist with many years of experience in media, sport & corporate communication, digital & social media marketing and web management. Ranked 5th in Africa for the 2021 AIPS Sport Media Awards in Photography Sports Action and is a two times media awards nominee (photography sports action & best writing colour piece) categories for the years 2020 and 2021 under the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2024 Silomba was certified as the finalist for the sixth edition of the Run for Art photography contest in the category; Sport and urban environment by the Fondazione Giulio Onesti in Rome, Italy. He is also part of Cohort A for 2022 Africa Media Agency (AMA) Academy training in digital media and marketing.

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18 Sep

It’s a wrap! 2018 Africa Netball Championship