Siphelele Nketo
THE U19 netball squad from the Harry Gwala district has been working hard towards a podium finish at the national Telkom Netball Champs since Monday, July 6, in Johannesburg. The 12-member squad of netballers played four games between Monday and Tuesday, winning all four games under Section A of the league. The first match was between Harry Gwala district netball team and Dr Kenneth Kaunda district netball team, and the game ended 39-37 with Harry Gwala district netball team winning. The local squad also won against the Zululand district netball team 56-22.
On Tuesday, the local team defeated Cape Winelands district netball team 42-28. They also defeated the Mangaung district netball team 46-33. Coach Beberto Mnikina was pleased with the performance of the Harry Gwala district squad and said that their aim was to win the championships.
Last year, the Harry Gwala district netball squad won 5th position at the championships played in Cape Town.
