2018 AFNA Championships

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2018 AFNA Championships
Tournament details
Host country Barbados
CityBridgetown
VenueGarfield Sobers Gymnasium
Dates24 August–2 September 2018
Teams8
TV partnerYouTube
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Runners-up Barbados
Third place Grenada
Tournament statistics
Matches played28

The 2018 AFNA Championships was a tournament organised by the Americas Federation of Netball Associations. It featured eight teams playing a series of netball test matches in August and September 2018 at Bridgetown's Garfield Sobers Gymnasium. The tournament also served as an Americas qualifier for the 2015 Netball World Cup. The hosts, Barbados, were joined by seven other national netball teams.[1][2][3] With a team captained by Rhonda John-Davis and coached by Pepe Gomes,[3][4] Trinidad and Tobago won the series. Barbados finished as runners up.[5] They both qualified for the World Cup.[6][7][8][9][10] They subsequently joined Jamaica at the World Cup. Jamaica had already qualified for the World Cup via the INF World Rankings.[11][12] The series was broadcast on the INF's YouTube channel.[7]

Teams, head coaches and captains

Team Head coach Captain
 Argentina
 BarbadosLatonia Blackman[10]
 Canada
 GrenadaOberon Pitterson-Nattie[13][14]
 Sint Maarten
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[15]Moeth Gaymes[16]Nicole Sandy-Stevenson
 Trinidad and Tobago[3][4][14]Pepe GomesRhonda John-Davis[17]
 United States

Matches

Day 1

Friday, 24 August 2018  Barbados 105–10  Argentina  
20:00

Day 2

Saturday, 25 August 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 86–29  United States  
14:00 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 41/46 (89%)
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 24/26 (92%)
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 16
Tahira Hollingsworth Goals scored 5		 Report
Saturday, 25 August 2018  Grenada 62–49  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
16:00
Saturday, 25 August 2018  Sint Maarten 36–32  Argentina  
18:00
Saturday, 25 August 2018  Barbados 70–28  Canada  
20:00

Sources:[17]

Day 3

Sunday, 26 August 2018  Grenada 106–11  Argentina  
16:00
Sunday, 26 August 2018  Canada 45–43  United States  
18:00
Sunday, 26 August 2018  Barbados 110–12  Sint Maarten  
20:00

Day 4

Monday, 27 August 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 80–26  Canada  
16:00 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 32/34 (94%)
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 22
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 12
Tahirah Hollingsworth Goals scored 14		 Report
Monday, 27 August 2018  Grenada 72–39  United States  
18:00
Monday, 27 August 2018  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 78–27  Sint Maarten  
20:00

Day 5

Tuesday, 28 August 2018  United States 74–20  Argentina  
16:00
Tuesday, 28 August 2018  Barbados 65–31  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
18:00
Tuesday, 28 August 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 82–41  Grenada  
20:00 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 45/49 (92%)
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 25/26 (96%)
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 6
Tahirah Hollingsworth Goals scored 6		 Report

Day 6

Thursday, 30 August 2018  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69–33  United States  
16:00
Thursday, 30 August 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 95–9  Sint Maarten  
18:00 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 38
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 30
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 16
Tahirah Hollingsworth Goals scored 11		 Stats
Thursday, 30 August 2018  Grenada 82–41  Canada  
20:00

Day 7

Friday, 31 August 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 112–12  Argentina  
14:00 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 36
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 33
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 21
Tahirah Hollingsworth Goals scored 20
?? Goals scored 2		 Report
Friday, 31 August 2018  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53–44  Canada  
16:00
Friday, 31 August 2018  Grenada 83–19  Sint Maarten  
18:00
Friday, 31 August 2018  Barbados 82–41  United States  
20:00

Day 8

Saturday, 1 September 2018  Canada 66–22  Argentina  
14:00
Saturday, 1 September 2018  Trinidad and Tobago 80–26  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
16:00 Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 32
Samantha Wallace Goals scored 25
Joelisa Cooper Goals scored 18
?? Goals scored 5		 Report
Saturday, 1 September 2018  Barbados 58–43  Grenada  
18:00
Saturday, 1 September 2018  United States 52–36  Sint Maarten  
20:00

Day 9

Sunday, 2 September 2018  Canada 65–27  Sint Maarten  
15:00
Sunday, 2 September 2018  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88–24  Argentina  
17:00
Sunday, 2 September 2018  Barbados 51–65  Trinidad and Tobago  
19:00 Report
 Samantha Wallace Goals scored 39/41 (95%)
Kalifa McCollin Goals scored 26/28 (93%)

Source:[10]

Final table

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Trinidad and Tobago7700600194+40614
2  Barbados7601535223+31212
3  Grenada7502466307+15910
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7403394335+598
5  Canada7304323354-316
6  United States7205304404-1004
7  Sint Maarten7106166515-3492
8  Argentina7007131587-4560

  Qualified for the 2019 Netball World Cup

Sources:[6][7][10]

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Trinidad and Tobago
Coach: Pepe Gomes		  Barbados
Coach:
Sandra Bruce-Small		  Grenada
Coach:
Oberon Pitterson-Nattie
Joelisa Cooper
Kemba Duncan
Shaquanda Greene
Candice Guerero
Tahirah Hollingsworth
Onella Jack
Rhonda John-Davis (c)
Kalifa McCollin
Shantel Seemungal
Shernece Seemungal
Daystar Swift
Samantha Wallace		 Shonette Azore-Bruce
Latonia Blackman (c)
Sade Browne
Samantha Browne
Damisha Croney (vc)
Brianna Holder
Rieah Holder
Teresa Howell
Amanda Knight
Nikita Payne
Tonisha Rock-Yaw
Shonte Seale
Sabreena Smith
Shonica Wharton

Sources:[8][9][10]

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