Loreen Ngwira

Loreen Ngwira
Personal information
Born (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)
Blantyre, Malawi
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
Team Northumbria
Copper Box Arena
2019 London Pulse
2020 Manchester Thunder 4

Loreen Ngwira also spelt as Laureen Ngwira (born 25 May 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of GD and GK.[1][2]

Career

Loreen has represented Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018 where Malawi finished at fifth and seventh positions respectively.[3][4][5] She also took part in two Netball World Cup tournaments including the 2015 World Netball Championships and 2019 Netball World Cup where Malawi finished at sixth position in each occasions.[6][7][8][9]

She was part of the Malawian squad which finished at fifth position at the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series. She was part of the Malawi team which finished at fifth position at the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series. In the same tournament, Malawi stunned England twice in the round robin match and in the playoff for the fifth place.[10][11]

She was part of the Malawi team which claimed bronze medal at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series which was held in Melbourne.[12] She was also a member of the Malawi side which finished last position at the 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series and 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series where Malawi lost all their matches in both tournaments.[13] She was also part of the Malawi squad finished at fourth position at the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series which was held in Melbourne.[14][15][16]

She has also featured in Malawian squads for the 2018 African Netball Championships and 2019 African Netball Championships.[17][18][19]


She made her Netball Superleague debut for Team Northumbria in the 2018 Netball Superleague season and spent brief stint with the club before moving to Copper Box Arena.[20] Laureen was shortlisted for the 2018 player of the season award by the Sky Sports in the Netball Superleague.[21] She was signed by London Pulse prior to the 2019 Netball Superleague season for just one season with the club.[22]

She was one of the three Malawian players alongside Takondwa Lwazi and Joyce Mvula to play at the 2019 British Fast5 All-Stars Championships representing Manchester Thunder.[23] She was signed by Manchester Thunder prior to the 2020 Netball Superleague season and played in all four group stage matches representing Manchester Thunder during the 2020 Netball Superleague season.[24] However, the 2020 season was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] She was re-signed by the Manchester Thunder for the 2021 Netball Superleague season but she was ruled out due to certain medical conditions and flew back to Malawi.[26][27][28] She was also named in the All-Stars team to face England at the 2021 Netball Legends Series.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Loreen Ngwira". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Loreen Ngwira". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Loreen Ngwira Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. ^ "Netball | Athlete Profile: Loreen NGWIRA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. ^ "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Malawi Queens beat Sri Lanka: Netball World Cup 2015". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. ^ "Malawi Queens arrive in England for Netball World Cup". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  8. ^ "Netball World Cup 2019: Squad lists for the 16 teams going to the tournament in Liverpool". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Malawi". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Malawi Queens beat England, lose to SA in World Fast5 netball". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  11. ^ "Fast5 NetBall: Malawi record upset victory over England | Malawi Page". Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. ^ "Saenda names finals Malawi Queens Fast5 squad". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  13. ^ "England to meet Malawi in first match of Vitality Netball International Series at Copper Box". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  14. ^ Chinoko, Clement. "Queens Preparing To Fail? | The Nation Online | Malawi Daily Newspaper". Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  15. ^ "Saenda upbeat as Malawi Queens depart for Fast5 World Series in Australia". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  16. ^ "iStats/NBAUS". mc.championdata.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  17. ^ "Zambia hands Malawi Queens painful defeat at African Netball Championship". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  18. ^ "UK-based trio joins Malawi Queens in Cape Town". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  19. ^ "Peace names Queens squad, drops Mwawi". www.kulinji.com. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Malawi star to play in Newcastle: LaureenNgwira remain in England after series". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  21. ^ "Laureen Ngwira nominated for England player of the season award: Malawi star delighted". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  22. ^ "Laureen Ngwira joins London Pulse: Malawi netball export to England Super League". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  23. ^ "Manchester Thunder now has 3 Malawi players: Lwazi, Ngwira and Mvula". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  24. ^ "Malawi Queens sign up for Thunder's title defence". Manchester Thunder. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  25. ^ "Manchester Thunder Re-sign Dominant Defender Loreen Ngwira". Manchester Thunder. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  26. ^ "Defender Loreen Ngwira Ruled Out of the 2021 Season". Manchester Thunder. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  27. ^ "Loreen Ngwira out of Manchester Thunder, heads back to Malawi". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  28. ^ "Malawi: Loreen Ngwira Out of Manchester Thunder, Heads Back to Malawi". allAfrica.com. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  29. ^ "VNSL All Stars squad announced for Vitality Netball Legends Series". England Netball. 25 March 2021.