The International Federation of Netball Association (IFNA) had supported the formation of NA since 2009.

CANA has been operative in netball supervision and coordination since 1997.

 CANA’s secretary general Sheri Khamis said NA’s application has been dumped by the officials of the continental netball associations at the end of the general meeting held in Maputo on September 13. 

The officials have strongly criticized IFNA for supporting the formation of the rival wing that has been alleged to create deep division in the well established organ CANA.

 Khamis said IFNA had earlier proposed NA to supervise the netball competition held during the All Africa Games in Maputo last month.

AASF strongly criticized IFNA for the move that was putting CANA on collision course with the newly formed netball authority.

 All African national member associations have unanimously passed a resolution to sideline NA and ratified CANA to go ahead until the next elections to be held in November.

 The CANA secretary named countries that strongly supported CANA as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Lesotho.

NA was formed as a result of CANA’s general election held in South Africa in 2007.

It is believed that some members of the IFNA were unhappy with the elected CANA officials who retained their respective posts.

AASF has congratulated CANA members for their decision to stand together in a spirit of cooperation. The body has urged CANA to spearhead the development of netball in the continent.

 AASF has requested UFNA to intensify cooperation with CANA and forget the past for the sake of netball; development in Africa.