Bio

Mwayi Kumwenda (also known as Mwai or Mwawi; born 27 September 1989 in Mzimba, Malawi) is a Malawian netball player who plays for the Malawi national netball team, the Malawi Queens, and the Suncorp Super Netball franchise, the Melbourne Vixens. Kumwenda was first played in senior international netball at the 2010 World Netball Series. She played in the 2011 Netball World Championships, where Malawi finished sixth. She also played in the 2011 World Netball Series where during a game against Australia her and Mary Waya scored three consecutive 4 pointers in the last quarter to snatch a historic draw. After three years with the Tactix, Kumwenda signed with the Melbourne Vixens to play in the new Australian Suncorp Super Netball league. Kumwenda has been a damaging attacking player at the Vixens.