Commonwealth Handball Association Explained

Assocname:Commonwealth Handball Association
Abbrev:CHA
Sport:Handball
Othersport1:Beach Handball
Othersport2:Wheelchair handball
Historytitle:HISTORY
Demographicstitle:DEMOGRAPHICS
Membershipsize:34 Members
Affiliationstitle:AFFILIATIONS
If:International Handball Federation
If Abbr:IHF
Electedtitle:GOVERNING BODY
Board Type:Acting President
Board1: General Charalambos Lottas
Sectitle:HEADQUARTERS
Address1:Moshood Abiola National Stadium Velodrome, Abuja
Secretarygeneral: General Jibril Saidu
Financetitle:FINANCE

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.

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.

CHA Secretaries General

S. No. Name Tenure
1. Maj. Gen. Ishola Williams [2] 1985 – 2021
2. Jibril Saidu [3] 5 December 2021 – till date

Member Nations

Notes and References

  1. https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100067304 Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA). UIA.Org. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019
  2. Web site: President of African Baseball Association laments neglect of baseball, softball in Nigeria . www.people.cn . 17 May 2007.
  3. Web site: Nigerian Saidu emerges Commonwealth handball secretary . www.punchng.com . 6 December 2021.