SOUTH Africa effectively won the Netball Africa Cup after beating Uganda 57-37 in Windhoek yesterday.
It was South Africas seventh consecutive victory at the tournament and with just one match remaining against Namibia today, they cannot be caught any more.
They head the log on 14 points, while Uganda are now second on 12 points, along with Malawi who beat Tanzania 60-33.
Yesterdays match between South Africa and Uganda was a hard-fought affair as the two sides battled it out in a physical encounter.
South Africa took a narrow 13-10 lead by the end of the first quarter, while they went 28-22 ahead by half-time.
They stretched their lead to 42-30 in the third quarter, before closing out a 20-point victory.
Malawi joined Uganda on 12 points after beating Tanzania 60-33.
Malawi took a 13-5 lead by the end of the first quarter, before going 27-14 ahead by the second, and 47-22 by the third quarter.
Namibia, meanwhile, beat Zambia 43-42 in a thriller to go fourth on the log on eight points.
Zambia took an early lead, going 16-10 ahead by the end of the first quarter and 24-21 by the second.
Namibia made a stirring second half comeback, drawing level at 35-all at the end of the third quarter, before edging the final quarter to win the match by a single point.
In another match yesterday, Zimbabwe beat Kenya 57-46 after leading 16-8 by the first quarter, 31-22 by the second and 44-32 by the third quarter.
The cup concludes with the final round of matches today.
South Africa take on Namibia at 09h00, followed by Malawi against Uganda at 11h00 and Kenya against Zambia at 13h00, with the closing ceremony scheduled for 15h30.
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