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The Netball World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time when the quadrennial tournament takes place in South Africa from 28 July to 6 August.
One African team will compete in each of the initial four-team pools, with Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe joining the hosts in hoping to become the first champions from the continent.
The opening day features Zimbabwe, in only their second World Cup, facing an Australia side who are hot favourites to become champions. Uganda’s match against holders New Zealand and Malawi’s meeting with England are also among the early highlights.
BBC Sport Africa takes a look at each of Africa’s four representatives, starting with the hosts.
