The countdown to the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 has taken another step with the arrival on South African soil of the World Cup trophy.
That’s before the trophy embarks on a countrywide tour ahead of the tournament, which will be held in Cape Town from 28 July to 6 August.
President of Netball South Africa, Cecilia Molokwane and the CEO of Netball SA, Blanche De La Guerra received the trophy in London from World Netball President, Liz Nicholl, at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square. Also present at the handover was the High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom, Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo.
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The two Netball SA executives flew back to South Africa and arrived at KwaZulu-Natal’s King Shaka International Airport with the trophy, where they were greeted by a delegation that included national netball captain, Bongi Msomi.
The arrival of the Netball World Cup trophy in KwaZulu-Natal signals the start of a far-reaching tour around South Africa.
The VNWC2023 Trophy Tour will start in KwaZulu-Natal, before moving to Gauteng, and then stopping off in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North-West, Free State, Northern Cape, and Eastern Cape, before reaching its final destination in the Western Cape.
The dates for the Trophy Tour are as follows:
15-29 May: KwaZulu-Natal
30 May-3 June: Gauteng
4-8 June: Mpumalanga
9-13 June: Limpopo
14-18 June: Free State
19-23 June: North West
24-28 June: Northern Cape
29 June-3 July: Eastern Cape
4-12 July: Western Cape