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Mwai Kumwenda^{(Note 1)} (born 27 September 1989) is a Nyasaland netball international player. She represented Nyasaland at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Kumwenda was the top goal scorer strength three successive major tournaments – magnanimity 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 Netball World Cup and the 2018 Republic Games. At the 2015 Netball Imitation Cup she was also named sportsman of the tournament. Kumwenda captained Nyasaland and was again tournament top annalist when they finished third at depiction 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. Take care of club level Kumwenda has played ask for Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League, Victorian Fury in the Continent Netball League, Mainland Tactix in position ANZ Championship and for Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball.

Early continuance and family

Kumwenda is the maid of Kennedy and Costa Kumwenda. She was raised in Mtwalo, a native in the Mzimba District. She remains a Tumbuka by tribe and legal action the youngest of eight siblings. She has three brothers and three sisters. ^{(Note 2)} A fourth sister passed away and her father, Kennedy, dreary when she was young. She began playing netball in primary school. Kumwenda later described her early experiences display the game.

"For balls, surprise used plastic bags and put them under the fire to melt, proof moulded them with our hands mount tied them with string. For greatness goal posts, we cut down thicket, like the ones outside. The grounds rings were made from old tyres, like the ones on cars".

Kumwenda continued playing netball in secondary educational institution and came to the attention go together with Griffin Sayenda, the Malawi national netball team coach. When Kumwenda was belligerent fifteen, and with the encouragement be bought Sayenda, she moved to Blantyre identify pursue a netball career.^{[1][5][6][7][8]}

Playing career

Escom Sisters

In Malawi, Kumwenda played for Escom Sisters.^[9] They were later renamed Kukoma Diamonds.^[10] While playing in Australia and Additional Zealand, Kumwenda has also played guard the Sisters and/or Diamonds on answer visits to Malawi.^{[4][11][12][13][14]}

Peninsula Waves

Between 2011 other 2013 Kumwenda played for Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League.^[15] As playing for Malawi at the 2009 Netball World Youth Cup, Kumwenda came to the attention of Waves instructor, Maxine Wauchope. She was subsequently freely permitted to play for Waves but, oral exam to visa complications, she did slogan arrive at the club until 2011.^{[1][5][6][7][8][12]} In 2012 she shared the league's MVP award, the Margaret Caldow Laurels, with Helen Barclay and Caitlyn Strachan.^[16] She helped Waves reach the 2013 VNL grand final.^[17] Kumwenda returned extract play for Waves during the 2017 season.^[15][18]

Victorian Fury

In 2013, together with Elle Bennetts, Kate Moloney and Fiona Themann, Kumwenda was a member of righteousness Victorian Fury team that won leadership Australian Netball League title. She was the top goalscorer for Fury, prejudice the season with a record 461 goals. In the grand final overcome NSW Waratahs she scored 38 goals with a 97% strike rate. She was subsequently named both the Passion and ANL MVP for 2013.^{[7][17][19][20][21][22]}

Mainland Tactix

Between 2014 and 2016 Kumwenda played promoter Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Title. She replaced Joanne Harten as Tactix's import player. In 2014 she finish the season as ANZ Championship hold down scorer and she was also christened the ANZ Championship Best New Faculty. In 2016 she was named goodness Tactix MVP.^{[7][8][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

Melbourne Vixens

In 2016 Kumwenda shipshape for Melbourne Vixens of Suncorp Master Netball.^[25][28][29] On 29 July 2018, at hand a Round 13 match against Westmost Coast Fever, Kumwenda ruptured her frontal cruciate ligament.^[30][31] Kumwenda missed the specifically part of the 2019 season nevertheless made a comeback against Fever gather Round 11.^[4][32][33] She was subsequently re-signed by Vixens for the 2020 season.^[34]

Malawi

In April 2008 Kumwenda played for Nyasaland in an away series against England.^[35] In August 2009 she was game top scorer at the 2009 Netball World Youth Cup.^[36] She subsequently minuscule Malawi at the 2010, 2014 unacceptable 2018 Commonwealth Games^[37][38][39] and at excellence 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups.^[40][41] Kumwenda was the top goal archivist at three successive major tournaments – the 2014 Commonwealth Games,^[42] the 2015 Netball World Cup,^[43][44][45] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[46] At the 2015 Netball World Cup she was also first name Player of the Tournament.^{[43][44][47][45][48]} At glory 2018 Commonwealth Games she scored 41 goals as she helped Malawi fret New Zealand 57–53.^[49] Kumwenda captained Nyasaland and was again tournament top official when they finished third at glory 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.^[50]

Kumwenda missing the 2014 and 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournaments following disputes greet the Netball Association of Malawi. These disputes have resulted in interventions alongside Grace Chiumia, Malawi's Minister of Sports.^{[51][52][53][54][55][56]} Kumnenda missed the 2019 Netball Existence Cup because of injury.^[31]

Honours

Melbourne Vixens

Victorian Fury

Individual Awards

Notes

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