2023 Netball World Cup
The 2023 Netball World Cup will be the sixteenth staging of the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament will be held from Friday, 28 July to Sunday, 6 August at the International Convention Centre ...
squads. This is a list of squads selected for the
2023 Netball World Cup
The 2023 Netball World Cup will be the sixteenth staging of the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament will be held from Friday, 28 July to Sunday, 6 August at the International Convention Centre ...
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Group A
Coach:
Stacey Marinkovich
Stacey Marinkovich (born 25 February 1981), previously known as Stacey Rosman, is a former Australian netball player and current netball coach. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era she played for Queensland Firebirds and Perth Orioles. In ...
Liz Watson (Captain),
Sunday Aryang,
Kiera Austin
Kiera Austin (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, having previously playing for Giants Netball. She injure her ACL and was out for the whole 2021 season and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came i ...
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Ash Brazill,
Courtney Bruce
Courtney Bruce (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian netball player. She was part of the Australian squad that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was selected in the Australia national netball team, Australian Diamonds squad for th ...
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Sophie Garbin,
Paige Hadley
Paige Amber Hadley (born 26 August 1992) is an Australian international netball player. Primarily a wing attack and centre player, Hadley is a member of the Australian national team and plays in the ANZ Championship for the New South Wales Swif ...
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Sarah Klau
Sarah Klau (born 30 September 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the New South Wales Swifts.
Career
Klau began her netball career for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2016, before moving to the New ...
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Cara Koenen
Cara Koenen (born 27 February 1996) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
Koenan was a foundation player at the Lightning ahead of the club's inaugural season in 2017. She ...
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Jamie-Lee Price
Jamie-Lee Price (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian netball player who has played for Giants Netball in the Suncorp Super Netball league since 2017.
Prior to that, Price was with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship. She ...
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Jo Weston
Joanna Weston (born 14 February 1994) is an Australian netball player for the Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens in the Suncorp Super Netball league.
She was part of the Diamonds side that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and go ...
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Stephanie Wood.
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Coach:
Unaisi Rokoura
Lydia Panapasa
Lydia Panapasa (born 14 September 2000) is a Fijian netball player and former national shot putter who plays for Fiji in the position of goal shooter. She was included in the Fijian squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup which was also her maiden ...
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Unaisi Kubunameca,
Maliana Rusivakula,
Jimaima Kete,
Maria Lutua-Rusivakula,
Anaseni Nauqe,
Elina Drikibau,
Ana Cagi Moi,
Ro Kalesi Tawake,
Josephine Tabua Adi Vakacegu Bolokoro,
Kelera Nawai.
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Coach:
Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson
Hulita Veve
Hulita Veve (born 14 September 1995), previously known as Hulita Haukinima, is an Tongan netball player. Haukinima was a member of the Queensland Firebirds team that won the 2016 ANZ Championship. She has also played for Queensland Fusion in ...
(Captain),
Luana Aukafolau,
Lose Fainga'anuku,
Lucia Fauonuku,
Mo'onia Gerrard
Mo'onia Frances Gerrard (born 15 November 1980 in Bathurst, Australia) is a former Australian netball player of Tongan descent. Her netball career commenced at a very young age; she would often participate in training sessions of her mother' ...
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Marie Hansen
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Kelea Iongi,
Beyonce Palavi,
Uneeq Palavi,
Salote Taufa,
Valu Toutaiolepo,
Cathrine Tuivati.
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Coach:
Ropafadzo Mutsauki
Felistus Kwangwa (Captain),
Sharon Bwanali
Sharon Bwanali (6 April 1997) is a Zimbabwean netball player who represents Zimbabwe internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She was chosen together with other ex under 21 players Claris Kwaramba and Sharleen Makusha to be part ...
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Beaula Hlungwani,
Claris Kwaramba
Claris Kwaramba (born 9 October 1999) is a Zimbabwean netball player who represents Zimbabwe internationally and plays in the positions of goal defense and wing defense. She was a member of the Zimbabwean senior squad after she was chosen togethe ...
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Nalani Makunde,
Sharleen Makusha
Sharleen Makusha (born 28 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean netball player who represents Zimbabwe internationally and plays in the position of goal keeper.
Early life
Makusha was born in 1997 and her first interest was soccer. However her skills a ...
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Nicole Muzanenhamo,
Progress Moyo,
Elizabeth Mushore,
Joice Takaidza,
Takadanaishe Zimusi
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Group B
Coach:
Denise Alleyne
Faye Agard,
Kimani Archer,
Latonia Blackman,
Kadeen Corbin
Kadeen Corbin (born 27 November 1991) is an English netball player. She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and plays in the Superleague for Hertfordshire Maverics.
Corbin was awarded her 50th cap
A ...
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Sasha Corbin,
Brianna Holder,
Teresa Howell,
Victoria Moverville,
Tonisha Rock-Yaw
Tonisha Rock-Yaw (born 20 August 1993) is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of centre and wing defense. She made her maiden World Cup appearance representing Barbados at the 2019 Netball ...
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Akeena Stoute,
Tamara Trotman,
Damia Walrond
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Coach:
Jess Thirlby
Jess Thirlby (born 15 November 1979), previously known as Jess Garland, is a former England netball international and the current head coach of the England national netball team. As a player, she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won th ...
Natalie Metcalf
Natalie Metcalf (née Haythornthwaite; born 9 December 1992) is an English netball player. She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Metcalf played for Manchester Thunder and Wasps Netball in the English ...
(Co-captain),
Layla Guscoth (Co-captain),
Imogen Allison
Imogen Allison (born 24 April 1998) is an English netball player, who has represented the national side since 2020. At club level, she is the captain of Team Bath and has previously played for Yorkshire Jets.
Club career
Allison plays as a wi ...
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Eleanor Cardwell
Eleanor 'Ellie' Cardwell is an English international netball player. She plays in goal attack and goal shooter for England, and at the club level represents Manchester Thunder in the Netball Superleague.
Cardwell was born in Blackpool, joininB ...
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Jade Clarke
Jade Bridget Clarke (born 17 October 1983 in Manchester, England) is an English netball player. Primarily a midcourt defender, Clarke was selected for the England national netball team in 2002, making her senior debut the following year agains ...
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Funmi Fadoju,
Helen Housby
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Laura Malcolm
Laura Malcolm (born 20 May 1991) is an English netball player who has been a co-captain of the national team. At club level, she is scheduled to play for Mainland Tactix during the 2023 ANZ Premiership season. She has previously played for Net ...
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Geva Mentor,
Chelsea Pitman
Chelsea Pitman (born 8 June 1988) is an Australian-born netball player representing the England National Netball Team internationally. She is currently contracted as a training partner for the West Coast Fever playing in the Suncorp Super Netbal ...
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Olivia Tchine,
Fran Williams.
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Coach: Sam Kanyenda
Jane Chimaliro
Jane Chimaliro (born 29 September 1985) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal attack or wing attack. She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. She has also competed at the ...
(Captain),
Martha Dambo
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Thandi Galeta
Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of WA or C.
Career
She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. She made her Commonwealth Games debut re ...
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Mwai Kumwenda
Mwai Kumwenda ' (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawi 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 s ...
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Takondwa Lwazi
Takondwa Lwazi also spelt as Takwonda Lwazi (born 15 May 1992) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi internationally and for Malawian local club Blue Eagles in the positions of C and WA. She is known as one of the finest netball cen ...
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Madalitso Mkandawire,
Caroline Mtukule
Caroline Mtukule (born 15 October 1986) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal defence or goal keeper. She has featured in four consecutive World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2007, 2011, 2015 and in 2019. ...
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Joyce Mvula
Joyce Mvula (born 15 April 1994) is a Malawian netball player. She was selected to represent the Malawi national netball team, Malawi netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She played in the Netball Superleague with Manchester Thunder for 6 ...
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Grace Mwafulirwa
Grace Mwafulirwa Mhango (born 24 December 1987) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal defense or wing defense. She has featured in four consecutive World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2 ...
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Lauren Ngwira,
Sindi Sintowe,
Towera Vinkhumbo
Towera Vinkhumbo (born 14 February 1991), also referred to as Towera Vinkhumbo-Nyirenda or Towera Nyirenda, is a Malawi netball international and a Malawi women's football international. As a netball player she represented Malawi at the 2010, ...
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Coach:
Tamsin Greenway
Tamsin Greenway (born 6 October 1982) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Between 2006 and 2018 she ...
Claire Maxwell (Captain),
Emily Nicholl,
Emma Barrie
Emma Barrie (born 13 April 2002) is a Scottish netball player who plays for Scotland and for Sirens Netball club in the positions of goal keeper or goal shooter.
Emma made her senior international debut for Scotland during the 2019 Netball Wo ...
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Bethan Goodwin,
Niamh McCall,
Cerys Cairns,
Emma Love,
Iona Christian,
Hannah Leighton,
Hannah Grant,
Cerys Finn,
Rachel Conway.
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Group C
Coach:
Connie Francis
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known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...
Romelda Aiken-George,
Shanice Beckford,
Kadie-Ann Dehaney,
Nicole Dixon-Rochester,
Jhaniele Fowler
Jhaniele Fowler (formerly known as Jhaniele Fowler-Reid; born 21 July 1989) is a professional Jamaican netball player and as of 2018 a member of the West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball League. Fowler also plays domestic netball in Jam ...
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Crystal Plummer,
Rebecca Robinson,
Shamera Sterling
Shamera Sterling (born 21 October 1995) is a Jamaican netball player. She was part of the Jamaican squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Earlier that year she was signed by Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague. Aft ...
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Adean Thomas
Adean Thomas (born 31 July 1994) is a Jamaican netball player. She was part of the Jamaican squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as ...
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Jodi-Ann Ward
Jodi-Ann Ward (born 1 September 1994) is a Jamaican netball player who plays in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball league for the Collingwood Magpies. She has also represented the Jamaica at an international level since 2017.
Career
Ward made ...
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Khadijah Williams
Khadijah Williams (born 29 December 1994) is a Jamaican international netball player. Primarily a midcourter, Williams debuted for the Jamaica national netball team, the Sunshine Girls, in 2013 against England. She was a member of the team that w ...
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Coach:
Norma Plummer
Norma Margaret Plummer AM (born 24 November 1944) is a former Australian national player who also served as netball coach for both Australia and South Africa. She was coach of Australia from 2003 to 2011, ending her coaching career with the D ...
Bongiwe Msomi
Bongiwe Msomi (born 19 January 1988) is a South African netball player. She plays in the positions of Centre and Wing Attack.
Msomi has a National Diploma in Sport Management through the Durban University of Technology.
Msomi is the founder o ...
(Captain),
Karla Pretorius
Karla Pretorius (née Mostert; born 12 March 1990) is a South African netball player, currently playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning and the South Africa SPAR Proteas Netball. She plays in the positions of Goal Defence (GD) and Wing Defence ...
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Khanyisa Chawane
Khanyisa Chawane (born 14 January 1996) is a South African netball player. She was selected to represent the South Africa national netball team, South African netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2023 Netball World Cup hosted in So ...
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Izette Griesel,
Phumza Maweni
Phumza Maweni (born September 4, 1984) is a South African netball player in the Netball Superleague in the UK, representing Team Bath Netball.
Maweni was raised in Cala, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. She went on to compete for the Kingd ...
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Lenize Potgieter
Lenize Potgieter (born 2 May 1994) is a South African professional netball player who currently plays for Manchester Thunder and the South Africa national netball team, South African national team.
Early life
Potgieter was born in Polokwane, L ...
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Nicola Smith
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Jeante Strydom,
Nichole Taljaard,
Elmere van der Berg,
Shadine van der Merwe
Shadine van der Merwe (born 25 November 1992) is a South African netball player. She was part of the South African squad that finished in fifth place at the Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games. van der Merwe was sign ...
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Ine-Mari Venter.
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Coach:
Thilaka Jinadasa
Thishala Algama,
Semini Alwis,
Gayanjali Amarawansa,
Rashmi Perera,
Dulangi Wannithilake,
Malmi Hettiarachchi,
Gayani Dissanayake,
Chathurangi Jayasooriya
Chathurangi Jayasooriya also spelled as Chathurangi Jayasuriya (born 10 July 1990) is a Sri Lankan netball player and the current captain of the Sri Lanka national netball team who plays in the positions of goal defense or goal keeper. She has ...
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Gayathri Kaushalya,
Tharjini Sivalingam
Tharjini Sivalingam (born 30 December 1978) is a former Sri Lankan veteran netball player and former skipper of the Sri Lankan national netball team. With her staggering height of 206 cm or a fraction under 6 ft 9in, she has been reco ...
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Bhashini Yoshitha De Silva,
Shanika Perera.
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Coach:
Emily Handyside
Nia Jones (Captain),
Bethan Dyke,
Lucy Howells,
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Nansi Kuti,
Zoe Matthewman,
Shona O'Dwyer,
Ella Powell-Davies,
Georgia Rowe Christina Shaw,
Sarie Watkins,
Phillipa Yarranton.
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Group D
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Tiana Metuarau
Tiana Metuarau (born 15 January 2001) is a New Zealand netball international. Between 2017 and 2020, she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. In 202 ...
, Mila Reuelu-Buchanan and
Sulu Fitzpatrick
Sulu Fitzpatrick (born 20 August 1992), also known as Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick, is a New Zealand netball and rugby sevens player. She plays for the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championships. She can play the Goal Keeper, Goal Defence, and Wing Def ...
were named as traveling reserves. On 31 July, Silver Ferns goal shooter Grace Nweke was ruled out of the rest of the tournament after suffering a knee injury. Reserve player Tiana Mataurau replaced Nweke in the New Zealand squad.
Coach:
Annette Bishop
Toh Kai Wei (Co-captain),
Khor Ting Fang (Co-captain),
Aqilah Andin
Nur Aqilah Afiqah Bte Andin Agustino Saman also simply known as Nur Aqilah Andin (born 14 March 1996) is a Singaporean netball player and current vice captain of the Singapore national team who plays in the positions of goal keeper, goal defens ...
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Amandeep Kaur
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Angelina Lim,
Goh Wei Ping,
Jamie Lim
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In June 2021, Lim competed at the World Olympic Quali ...
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Kimberly Lim
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Rachel Ling,
Reena Manogaran,
Tan Yi Jie,
Yew Shu Ning.
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Coach:
Joel Young-Strong
Afeisha Noel (Co-captain),
Joelisa Cooper (Co-captain),
Alena Brooks,
Tia Bruno,
Tiana Dillon,
Oprah Douglas,
Shaquanda Greene-Noel,
Jameela McCarthy
Jameela McCarthy (born 20 June 1995) is a Trinidadian netball player who plays for Trinidad and Tobago in the positions of goal defense, goal keeper or goal shooter. She represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2019 Netball World Cup
The 2019 Ne ...
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Jeresia McEchrane,
Shaniya Morgan,
Shantel Seemungal
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Daystar Swift
Daystar Swift (born 7 December 1991) is a Trinidadian netball player who plays for Trinidad and Tobago national netball team, Trinidad and Tobago in the positions of goal keeper or goal defense. She has featured for the national side in two Worl ...
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Coach:
Fred Mugerwa
Irene Eyaru (Captain),
Mary Cholhok,
Christine Namulumba Kango,
Shadia Nassanga,
Norah Lunkuse,
Lillian Achola,
Margret Baagala,
Hanisha Muhammad,
Stella Nanfuka,
Faridah Kadondi,
Shaffie Nalwanja.
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References
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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