Fadhil Yunus
The Brunei Under-21 netball team left for Jeonju, South Korea yesterday to compete in the Asian Youth Netball Championships (ANYC) scheduled to be held from June 10-17.
The Young Bees have been drawn in Pool ‘B’ alongside Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei and hosts South Korea. Meanwhile, reigning holders Malaysia will be in Pool ‘A’ together with Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, India and Pakistan.
The 12-member playing squad is led by team manager Siti Rauufah binti Haji Omarali and Nur Hafizah binti Haji Abdul Sidek as head coach.
The other officials are assistant team manager Rosni binti Haji Yahya and Physio Yvette Kortekaas.
Meanwhile, Hei Yein has been appointed team captain and is assisted by Dani as vice captain.
Brunei will open their campaign against continental powerhouses Singapore on June 10 followed by Chinese Taipei the next day.
Nur Hafizah’s young charges will then play against serial winners Sri Lanka on June 12 before concluding their group stage against South Korea next Tuesday.
It will be a first outing for the under-21 squad in a major competition with the competition finally resuming since the 2019 edition.
The top three teams in the tournament will qualify to the Netball Youth World Cup in Gibraltar in 2025.
Earlier this week, the team received sponsorships in the form of jerseys by YMRM Group and duffel bags by an individual donor on the sidelines of the team’s final training session at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.
Brunei Netball Association President Lieutenant (Rtd) Hajah Wan Shahlimar binti Haji Suhaili to received the sponsored jerseys and bags.
