Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

in the positions of WA or C. She has played in two Commonwealth Games and in 2025 she was an experienced member of the squad.

Career

She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in

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and in

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. She made her

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debut representing Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2023 she was in the national side when they played and were beaten by England in the Netball World Cup. The other six of the starting Malawian seven were Loreen Ngwira (GK), Towera Vinkhumbo, Takondwa Lwazi, Jane Chimaliro, Grace Mwafulirwa and Joyce Mvula. National co-coaches Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa and

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announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. They chose six new names and six experienced players who were Galleta, Grace Mwafulirwa, Joyce Mvula, Takondwa Lwazi-Chiwaya, Towera Vinkhumbo, Thandie Galleta and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galleta, Thandie 1994 births Living people Malawian netball players 21st-century Malawian sportswomen Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malawi 2019 Netball World Cup players 2023 Netball World Cup players Malawi international Fast5 players