Bongiwe Msomi beat the odds and now hopes her young rivals do the same

Bongiwe Msomi captained the SA team at the Netball World Cup. Not bad for someone who got into the sport 'accidentally'. Lwandile Bhengu spoke to her

11 August 2019 - 00:00 By Lwandile Bhengu

Bongiwe Msomi has played on some of the best netball courts in the world, but her favourite remains a weathered one in Pietermaritzburg where she gets to train with girls who remind her of her younger self...

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