Johannesburg – Protea Warriors made history by becoming the inaugural netball champions of the 2026 Males Super Power Week, which is in its inaugural season.
Protea Warriors faced off against University Sports South Africa (USSA) in the finals of the weeklong tournament held at Wembley Indoor Arena in Johannesburg.
At the end of the hour, the game finished 57 – 34 in favour of the Protea Warriors.
Both teams secured their finals spots earlier in the day after beating SA Under 23 and eSwatini respectively.
Both teams started like a house on fire; however, it was Protea Warriors who drew first blood and continued with their dominance.
USSA was not sitting and pulled their own punches – at the end of the quarter, both teams were even at 11 all.
Protea Warriors’ experience came in handy in the second quarter; they pulled away from their opponent, USSA.
From the first whistle, the Protea Warriors capitalised on their centre passes and possession turnovers.
The USSA could only score seven goals, while the Protea Warriors doubled that tally.
Head coach Shiko Mokaila made some tactical changes in the third quarter that saw the Protea Warriors pile on more pressure.
The Protea Warriors went into the final quarter leading 42- 26.
Super Power Week is a men’s netball tournament.
Ten teams participated, including Protea Warriors, SA under 23, Zimbabwe, USSA, Botswana, Royal Bafokeng, Namibia, eSwatini, South African National Defence Force and South African Police Service.
The SPAR Proteas squad, who were also in camp for the 2027 SPAR Challenge in January and the England series in February, joined the party and played a few exhibition matches as part of their preparations.
Overall winners:
Best Defender: Linamanda Bhilli (SA Under 23)
Best Midcourt: Kwandile Sithole (Protea Warriors) and Qiniso Gwala (USSA)
Most Accurate Shooter: Bongani Joy Baleka (USSA)
MVP: Njabulo Nekhavhamba (Protea Warriors)
