Reviewed by Peter KanjereMalawi sports betting writer
Published 24 October 2026
Kukoma Diamonds beat Tigresses 51-46 at Blantyre Sports Arena to win the Southern Region play-off of the One NICO Top 12 Netball Cup earlier this month.
Kukoma Diamonds, Tigresses and Giants are the three Southern Region teams at the national finals of the competition. Princess Banda of Kukoma Diamonds was named best centre of the play-off.
What comes next
The Eastern, Central and Northern regional play-offs are played this month. Teams from those rounds join the Southern Region sides at the national finals.
The money behind the cup
This is the second edition of the One NICO Top 12 Netball Cup. NICO Group raised its backing from K60 million to K75 million for this year’s tournament. Vitumbiko Gubuduza is the president of the Netball Association of Malawi.
Noel Mussa coaches Kukoma Diamonds, who go to the national finals as the Southern Region winners. The rest of the Malawi sports news is on AXN Sports.
