Proteas pleased with 'fair' World Cup draw

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The Spar Proteas are happy with the draw they got for the 2023 Netball World Cup as they intensify their preparations.

On Wednesday in East London, Eastern cape, the SA netball team was drawn into Pool C along with Jamaica, Wales and Sri Lanka.Australia, Tonga, Zimbabwe and Fiji; while Pool B is made up of England, Malawi, Scotland and Barbados; and then Pool D will have New Zealand take on Uganda, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago.August 6 to see who will come out on top after the 60-game netball showpiece. Netball SA's president Cecilia Molokwane is pleased with the relatively easy draw they got.

"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,” she said. Defender Zanele Vimbela said the team will have to up their standard in January when they take on the top three nations in the world. “We are in a space of preparation, we want to get as much work done on the court. We’ll be facing the top three teams in the world in January," said Vimbela to Sowetan.

 

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