Zimbabwe win southern Africa title in Blantyre and qualify for World Championship
Zimbabwe have won the African championship for the south of the continent in Blantyre, Malawi, and have thereby qualified for the 2027 World Championship in the Netherlands. Zimbabwe won all three mat
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The tournament ran from 18 to 20 September. Kenya and Zambia withdrew late, so only Malawi and Zimbabwe played. Malawi lost the three matches 12‑25, 11‑13 and 16‑17; the last two therefore by a one-go
Malawi finished 2nd and still have a chance of a place at the World Championship.
At the same time, the first African under-19 championship was played in Blantyre. That title went to Zimbabwe's first under-19 team, ahead of Malawi's under-19 team. A second Zimbabwe under-19 team pl
The next African senior championship is the tournament in the north, from 30 September to 3 October in Nador, Morocco.