Commonwealth Handball Association

The Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of handball (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in the British Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Handball Association
CHA
SportHandball
Other Sports
  • Beach Handball
  • Wheelchair handball
HISTORY
Year of formation1985 (1985)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size34 Members
AFFLIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country Nigeria
Secretary GeneralGeneral Ishola Williams
Acting PresidentGeneral Charalambos Lottas

History

Originally set up in Salford (England) 1985 to try to get Handball into the Commonwealth Games, the CHA has grown to 34 member nations [1]. The aim was to attain greater recognition for the English language speaking nations within the IHF; represent the interest of Commonwealth nations within the IHF; develop technical expertise through coaching and refereeing; promote friendship through competitions; promote handball throughout the Commonwealth; get handball into the Commonwealth Games as a team sport.

The current executive director is Jibril Saidu [2] and secretary general is General Ishola Williams,[3] both from Nigeria.

Member Nations

References
  1. https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100067304 Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA). UIA.Org. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019
  2. https://www.informationng.com/2013/10/commonwealth-handball-association-gets-new-boss.html Commonwealth Handball Association gets New Boss. Information Nigeria. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019
  3. https://titansportsnig.com/handball/nhf-host-16-commonwealth-handball-association-delegates-in-abuja NHF host 16 Commonwealth Handball Association delegates in Abuja. Titans Sport. 28 May 2019.
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