Inactive and almost forgotten, the Malawi Netball Queens are stuck on position six out of 36 national netball teams in the world.<\/p>\n
On the latest ranking released last week, the Queens remain on second position out of seven national teams in Africa.<\/p>\n
The latest ranking, which is revised thrice every year, has factored in matches played until March 19 2017.<\/p>\n
It, therefore, comes as no surprise that the Queens are static as they last played in November 2016 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n
During the Fast5 Netball World Series, the Queens left a huge impression, blasting aside well-resourced teams such as England to win bronze.<\/p>\n
The Queens are yet to start preparations for the forthcoming African Netball Challenge which Uganda is expected to host later this year.<\/p>\n
Some African teams such as Zimbabwe, Botswana and Uganda are gradually catching up with the once-invincible Queens.<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s Spar Proteas, who are rated fifth in the world and number one in Africa, remain Malawi\u2019s biggest stumbling block to glory.<\/p>\n
Overall, Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica make up the world\u2019s top-four ranking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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