World Netball's Americas region includes North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.[1] The region covers 54 nations, of which 15 have national governing bodies as of 2021.[2] Each year, the region hosts two tournaments: the CNA U16 Championship and the AFNA Senior Championship. World Netball was formerly called the "International Netball Federation" or INF.
Netball is most popular in Commonwealth countries,[3] such as Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada.[4][5] As of August 2016, several teams in the region ranked amongst the top thirty-five in the world, including Jamaica (4th), Trinidad & Tobago (9th) Barbados (13th), Canada (18th), Grenada (22nd), Saint Lucia (24th), the United States of America (28th) and Argentina (35th).[6]
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