Last night, the official Netball World Cup draw took place; South Africa will be playing in a pool against Jamaica, Sri Lanka and Wales.
East London, South Africa (01 December 2022) – South Africa is set to host the next Netball World Cup in 2023, making it one of the most significant women’s events to be ever hosted on the African continent.
The 2023 Netball World Cup will be hosted in Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Over the years, the country has proven itself worthy of hosting massive international sporting events.
East London played host to the official draw this week, and we have now got a good idea of who South Africa will play against in the initial stages of the world cup.
There will be a total of 16 teams involved in the World Cup next year. South Africa together with Australia, England, Jamaica, New Zealand, and Uganda got automatic qualification for the World Cup due to their world ranking. The rest of the teams worked over the last few months to qualify.
The teams will play in four pools, with four teams each. There will be a total of 60 matches throughout the world cup.
“We are happy with the draw because we believe that it turned out the way it was supposed to. We would like to wish all the teams well and everything of the best as they continue to prepare for this world cup. Our players are hard at training already as they prepare themselves for a podium finish,” said Cecilia Molokwane, Netball South Africa President.
The 2023 Netball World Cup will take place in Cape Town from the 28th of July – 06th of August 2023, all 60 matches will be broadcast by both pay channel SuperSport and free-to-air SABC.
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