2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Africa explained

Host Country:	South Africa
City:	Pretoria
Num Teams:	9
Matches:	24
Prev Season:	2019

The Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers were held in Pretoria, South Africa, between 21 August and 27 August 2022, with nine teams taking part.^[1] South Africa, while still participating in the tournament, had already qualified for the World Cup due to being the hosts, leaving eight teams to compete for two qualifying places.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Teams competed in two pools, with each team playing every other team in the pool. At the end of the pool stage, the first-placed team in each pool played the second-placed team of the other pool, with the winners playing each other in the final and the remaining teams playing each other to determine 3rd through 9th place. The top two teams of the tournament (excluding South Africa) qualified for the Netball World Cup.

Pool A

Standings

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	4	4	0	0	248	152	96	8
	4	3	0	1	184	179	5	6
	4	2	0	2	177	197	-20	4
	4	1	0	3	176	196	-20	2
	4	0	0	4	148	209	-61	0

Matches

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Pool B

Standings

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	3	3	0	0	202	130	72	6
	3	2	0	1	159	141	18	4
	3	1	0	2	113	154	-41	2
	3	0	0	3	136	185	-49	0

Matches

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Placement matches and finals

7th-9th place

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Semi-finals

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Final

Final placings

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Notes and References

1. Web site: All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Africa . World Netball . 20 August 2022.
2. Web site: World Netball (WN) World Rankings, published today, confirms five more teams for the Netball World Cup 2023 . World Netball . 17 August 2022.
3. Web site: Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers . World Netball . 23 July 2022.
4. News: Africa Regional Netball World Cup Draw Out . 14 August 2022 . SportsRifle 7/24.