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