After enduring a trophy-less 2016 season, Tigresses have vowed to bounce back strongly next season.<\/p>\n
Tigresses saw their slim chance of defending the Rainbow Paints Southern Region Netball League disappear after losing 49-28 to Kukoma Diamonds at Blantyre Youth Centre on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Diamonds have won all national trophies and the regional showpiece to complete a remarkable season, surpassing their sponsor, Capital Oil Refining Industries\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n
Despite the defeat, Tigresses Coach, Peace Chawinga-Kalua, took some positives from the match as youthful players, such as Amewa Chikaonda, impressed during the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe realised before the match that even if we win, our chances of retaining the league were very slim as we had to depend on other teams. So, we did not call up our five senior players. Our aim was to give a chance to youngsters to showcase their skills. I am delighted with how they performed. This gives us hope that we will return strongly next season,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Kalua also attributed their slump in form towards the end of the second round, to a pro-longed season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at Netball Association of Malawi\u2019s calendar, it shows that the season was supposed to end in October. So, from that period, our budget was stretched and we lost form. No wonder, we lost some games which we could not have lost under normal circumstances,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The former Malawi Queens\u2019 Coach and skipper said Tigresses will fundraise to fulfill their assignments next season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the netball calendar will be followed so that our budget should not be disturbed. Otherwise, it becomes expensive to maintain players at the hostel, and also call up our senior players from their bases, especially the Northern Region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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