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Mwai Kumwenda
Mwai Kumwenda in front of a statue of Hastings Banda, the former Prime Minister and President of Malawi on 22 January 2010
Personal information
Full name
Mwai Jasinta Kumwenda[1](Note 1)
Born
(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 34) Mzimba, Malawi
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2][3]
Relatives
(Note 2)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years
Club team(s)
Apps
200x–2011
Escom Sisters
2011–2013
Peninsula Waves
2013
Victorian Fury
2014–2016
Mainland Tactix
2015
→ Kukoma Diamonds
2016–
Melbourne Vixens
2017
→ Peninsula Waves
Years
National team(s)
Caps
2008–
Malawi
71[4]
Medal record
Representing Malawi
Fast5 World Series
2016 Melbourne
Team
Mwai Kumwenda(Note 1) (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawian netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Kumwenda was the top goal scorer at three successive major tournaments – the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 Netball World Cup and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2015 Netball World Cup she was also named player of the tournament. Kumwenda captained Malawi and was again tournament top scorer when they finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. At club level Kumwenda has played for Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League, Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League, Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Championship and for Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball.
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MwaiKumwenda(Note 1) (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawian netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth...
the Finals Series and finished third overall. Four Vixens players – MwaiKumwenda, Tegan Philip, Liz Watson and Jo Weston were named in the 2017 Team...
16,752 people, a world record for any netball game. Malawian shooter MwaiKumwenda was the player of distinction. Bids to host the 2015 Netball World Cup...
Kumwenda was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. ^1 Some sources suggest that MwaiKumwenda (b...
illustrator Vera Kamtukule, Malawian author, writer, activist and politician MwaiKumwenda, international professional netball player Aubrey Mwasinga, pastor,...
Malawi-born Mwai Kumwenda shooting for Australian netball glory". www.sbs.com.au. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020. "MwaiKumwenda". melbournevixens...
national netball team and other international teams. Australia Malawi MwaiKumwenda Scotland Fiona Themann Sri Lanka Tharjini Sivalingam Source: Margaret...
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Between 2013 and 2016 Fury completed a four in a row of ANL titles. MwaiKumwenda was the top goalscorer for Fury during 2013, finishing the season with...
head north". www.stuff.co.nz. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2021. "MwaiKumwenda: the Malawi trailblazer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 March 2014....
Kamzati WA – Civonets Bridget Kumwenda WA, C (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 22) 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) Kukoma Diamonds MwaiKumwenda GS, GA (1989-09-27)27 September...
league's MVP award, the Margaret Caldow Trophy, with Helen Barclay and MwaiKumwenda. In 2013 she again shared the award, this time with Brooke Thompson...
Season Position Player Nationality Team 2017 GS MwaiKumwenda Malawi Melbourne Vixens GA Tegan Philip Australia Melbourne Vixens WA Liz Watson Australia...
2019 Samantha Wallace Trinidad and Tobago New South Wales Swifts 2020 MwaiKumwenda Malawi Melbourne Vixens 2021 Maddy Turner Australia New South Wales...
Australia forced those fixtures to be re-arranged. Grand Final MVP Winner: MwaiKumwenda The following players were awarded for their performances in the 2020...
Goalscorer Caitlin Thwaites GS Collingwood Magpies Ref. Team of the Year MwaiKumwenda GS Melbourne Vixens Ref. Tegan Philip GA Melbourne Vixens Ref. Liz Watson...
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