Grenada national netball team

Grenada
Nickname(s)Spice Girls[1]
AssociationNetball Grenada
ConfederationAmericas Netball
World ranking24th[2]
Team colours
Alternate
Netball World Cup
Appearances2 (Debuted in 1979)
2003 placing20th
Best result15th (1979)

The Grenada national netball team represents Netball Grenada in international netball tournaments. They featured at the 1979 and the 2003 World Netball Championships. In 2016, Grenada were invited to enter the Netball Europe Open Challenge. They finished as overall winners after winning all five of their matches. More recently, Grenada played in the ECCB International Netball Series and 2023 Netball World Cup Qualifiers. As of 1 March 2026, Grenada are listed 24th on the World Netball Rankings.

Tournament history

Early tournaments

Grenada was among the pioneering national netball teams in the Caribbean and West Indies. In 1954, Grenada played in a triangular tournament with Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[3]

Major tournaments

Netball World Cup

Tournaments Place
1979 World Netball Championships[4] 15th
2003 World Netball Championships[5] 20th

Americas tournaments

Netball World Cup Qualifiers

Tournaments Place
2014 AFNA Championships[6] 4th1
2018 AFNA Championships[7][8] 3rd1
2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Americas[9] 5th

AFNA Championships

Tournaments Place
1997 AFNA Championship[10] 5th
2012 AFNA Championships[11] 6th
2014 AFNA Championships[6] 4th1
2018 AFNA Championships[7][8] 3rd1
Notes
  • ^1 The 2014 and 2018 Netball Americas Championships also served as Netball World Cup qualifiers.

ECCB International Netball Series

Since 2019, Grenada has played in the ECCB International Netball Series. They won the inaugural series and in 2023 were winners again.[12]

Tournaments Place
2019 ECCB International Netball Series[13][14][15] 1st
2023 ECCB International Netball Series[16][17][18] 1st
2024 ECCB International Netball Series[19] 2nd
2025 ECCB International Netball Series[20][21] 2nd

Netball Europe Open Challenge

In 2016, Grenada were invited to enter the Netball Europe Open Challenge. They finished as overall winners after winning all five of their matches.[1][22][23][24]

Tournaments Place
2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge[1][22][23][24] 1st

Notable players

Captains

Captains Years
Joan Pivott 1979
Cecile Roberts[25] 2019
Denise Cameron[25] 2019

Source:[26]

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach Years
Joline Whiteman 1979
Pauline St John[5] 2003
Kathy-Ann Gabriel[25] 2019

Source:[26]

Technical director

Coach Years
Oberon Pitterson[27][28][29] 2016–2017

Honours

References

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  29. ^ "'I am not aware of any choking' - Pitterson-Nattie denies accusations in Grenada of physical abuse". jamaicagleaner.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
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