International star Mwai Kumwenda is returning to Super Netball after signing with the West Coast Fever to replace Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard for the 2025 season. Kumwenda missed the 2023 season due to pregnancy and will now relocate to Perth to join the Fever.
Garbin wins player of the year award | 00:44International star Mwai Kumwenda is back in Super Netball after signing with the West Coast Fever as pregnant shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard ’s replacement for 2025.
Get all the latest netball news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail.Kumwenda hasn’t featured at SSN level since 2023, after missing this year with her own pregnancy. Following son Maximus’ birth in July, Kumwenda did not sign to return to the Melbourne Vixens, where she played 135 games for more than 4500 league goals.Teenage goal shooter Lily Graham replaced pregnant import Mwai Kumwenda at the Vixens for 2024. Picture: Nicki ConnollyNow four months later, the Malawi international has been signed for an “irreplaceable” Fowler-Nembhard and will relocate to Perth ahead of the 2025 season.
“I am going to embrace the challenge of covering for the best shooter in the world. Jhaniele has set the standards at SSN-level for a long time and I am looking forward to being able to work with her and my new teammates and Dan Ryan in the Fever environment.”“She’s a fierce competitor and I know she’s up for the challenge to get back to her best,” he said.“She’s a proven performer on the SSN court and she knows what it takes to be a winner.
“Mwai provides us with a strong target in our shooting circle which is familiar for us, but her movement and variety allows us to really evolve our game and do things differently which is going to be a great challenge for everyone.”Kumwenda is no stranger to top level netball, having represented Malawi 89 times. She is the 2020 Super Netball grand final MVP and a premiership winner – after playing a starring role in the defeat of the side she’ll now represent, the West Coast Fever.
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