Thandie Galleta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1993 | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Occupation | netball player | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): WA, C | |||
Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of WA or C.[1][2] She has played in two Commonwealth Games and in 2025 she was an experienced member of the squad.
Career
[edit]She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019.[3] She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]
She was named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5]
In 2023 she was in the national side when they played and were beaten by England in the Netball World Cup. The other six of the starting Malawian seven were Loreen Ngwira (GK), Towera Vinkhumbo, Takondwa Lwazi, Jane Chimaliro, Grace Mwafulirwa and Joyce Mvula.[6]
National co-coaches Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. They chose six new names and six experienced players who were Galleta, Grace Mwafulirwa, Joyce Mvula, Takondwa Lwazi-Chiwaya, Towera Vinkhumbo, Thandie Galleta and Martha Dambo.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thandie Galleta". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Thandie Galleta". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Malawi". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Thandie Galleta". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Vitality Roses record 100th Netball World Cup win". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Queens to warm up against British Army". mwnation.com. 27 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Malawian netball players
- 21st-century Malawian sportswomen
- Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malawi
- 2019 Netball World Cup players
- 2023 Netball World Cup players
- Malawi international Fast5 players