Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers: The Gems Have Lost To South Africa
Zimbabwe’s netball team, The Gems, lost to South Africa in an Africa World Cup Qualifiers match played this afternoon in Pretoria, South Africa.
They lost 68-47 to finish second in their pool with six points while South Africa topped the standings with eight points. This was their last pool fixture and had little significance since the Gems had already secured their place in the semifinals of the qualifier.
They will now face Pool B winners Malawi on Friday in the semifinals of the Africa Netball World Cup Qualifier.
In their last Pool B encounter, Malawi defeated Zambia 61-49.
Nine African teams are taking part in the qualifiers which started last Sunday and conclude on Saturday.
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South Africa, while still participating in the tournament, have already qualified for the World Cup due to being the hosts, leaving eight teams to compete for two qualifying places, which has boosted Zimbabwe’s chances of qualifying.
The top two teams of the tournament (excluding South Africa) will qualify for the Netball World Cup.
It effectively means that The Gems are just one win away from qualifying for next year’s tournament in Cape Town, South Africa.
Zimbabwe were one of the four African teams at the 2019 Netball World Cup held in England. South Africa and Malawi qualified by virtue of their high-ranking position in the World Netball Rankings while Zimbabwe, as well as Uganda, secured qualification via the continental qualifiers held in Zambia from 13–18 August 2018.
