Uganda has moved back to the sixth ranking in world netball, pushing Wales to seventh place, according to the updated International Netball Federation (INF) ratings released Thursday.
This comes after Uganda registering an unbeaten run at the recently concluded Netball Celtic Cup in Scotland.
The INF has also revealed that the top six countries, hosts Australia, which tops the ranking, second-placed New Zealand, Jamaica, England, South Africa and Uganda, will automatically qualify for the 2027 Netball World Cup.
World Netball president Dame Liz Nicholl has credited the top-ranked nations for their hard work.
‘Congratulations to the first six teams that have qualified to be invited to the Netball World Cup. This is a special moment for the athletes, support teams and their national federations,’ Nicholl was quoted by World Netball media.
‘To have all five of our regions once again represented in the top six of the world netball rankings highlights the global and competitive nature of our growing sport,’ she added.
Malawi, this year’s host of the Africa Netball Championships, has maintained its eighth ranking.
In other rankings, the biggest limp came from Canada, which moved up 17 places from 47th to 30th among others.
Top Six
Australia
New Zealand
Jamaica
England
South Africa
Uganda