Former  Sunshine  Girls  coach  Connie Francis is now the Director of Netball for the Birmingham Panthers in England

The new franchise based in the West Nidlands is  slated to debut in the revamped  2025 Netball Super League.

The former  Sunshine Girl, Francis who  guided the  Jamaican  team  to a third place finish at the 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa, their first World Cup medal in 16 years, is  also  expected  to  play  a  vital  ambassadorial role in the community, helping to raise Netball’s visibility across the region.

The  eight team  season will get underway on March 8 with the Birmingham Panthers facing London Mavericks at the Utilita Arena in  Sheffield.