Martha Dambo
{{short description|Malawi netball player}}
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Martha Dambo (born 28 September 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the position of goal defense.{{Cite web |title=Martha DAMBO |url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/athletes/martha-dambo/22c3e031-688f-496c-b142-4f8eb86fab48 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Martha Dambo |url=https://central.rookieme.com/netball/player/martha-dambo/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Netball Rookie Me Central |language=en-US}}
Career
She was named in Malawi's squad for the 2013 Taini Jamison Trophy Series against New Zealand.{{cite web |date=27 October 2013 |title=Silver Ferns beat Malawi to take series |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/silver-ferns-beat-malawi-to-take-series/0gd0wlgtw |accessdate=2023-12-07|publisher=www.sbs.com.au}}{{cite news|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2013%20NNZ%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=2013 Netball New Zealand Annual Report|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202102014/https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2013%20NNZ%20Annual%20Report.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2018|access-date=8 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Media Guide 2015 Oceania Netball Series |url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/Oceania-Netball-Series-Media-Guide-2015_2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109211637/https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/Oceania-Netball-Series-Media-Guide-2015_2.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2023 |access-date=2023-12-07 |publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz}} She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, where Malawi finished at seventh position.{{cite web |title=Participants: Australia: Netball |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-nnblwteam7-maw01-malawi.htm?source=mobile_app |access-date=2023-12-07 |publisher=2018 Commonwealth Games}}{{cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games |work=Maravi Post |url=http://www.maravipost.com/kukoma-diamonds-players-dominate-malawi-queens-call-up-ahead-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2023-12-07}}
She was included in the Malawian squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships.{{cite web |date=10 October 2019 |title=Peace names Queens squad, drops Mwawi |url=https://www.kulinji.com/article/sports/netball/2019/peace-names-queens-squad-drops-mwawi |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710105457/https://www.kulinji.com/article/sports/netball/2019/peace-names-queens-squad-drops-mwawi |archive-date=10 July 2020 |accessdate=2023-12-07 |publisher=www.kulinji.com}} She was also named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was included in the Malawian squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, which was also her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament.{{cite web |last1=Gondo |first1=Tatenda |date=24 June 2023 |title=Malawi Queens' squad for the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup announced |url=https://sportsrifle.com/malawi-queens-squad-for-the-2023-vitality-netball-world-cup-announced/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Sports Rifle}}{{Cite web |last=Geehan |first=Molly |date=2023-07-04 |title=Malawi make their Netball World Cup squad selection |url=https://www.netballsl.com/2023/07/04/malawi-make-their-netball-world-cup-squad-selection/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Netball Super League |language=en-US}}
National co-coaches Peace_Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. The chose six new names and six experienced players who were Dambo, Joyce Mvula, Takondwa Lwazi-Chiwaya, Towera Vinkhumbo, Grace Mwafulirwa-Mhango and Thandi Galeta.{{Cite web|url=https://mwnation.com/queens-to-warm-up-against-british-army/ |title=Queens to warm up against British Army|publisher=mwnation.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127164623/https://mwnation.com/queens-to-warm-up-against-british-army/|archive-date=27 January 2025|date=27 January 2025|access-date=20 February 2025}}
References
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Category:Malawian netball players
Category:21st-century Malawian sportswomen
Category:2023 Netball World Cup players
Category:Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games