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
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach Handball Wheelchair handball
HISTORY
Year of formation	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size	34 Members
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
GOVERNING BODY
Acting President	General Charalambos Lottas
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Moshood Abiola National Stadium Velodrome, Abuja
Country	Nigeria
Secretary General	General Jibril Saidu

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

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Botswana
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cook Islands
• Cyprus
• England
• Fiji
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Hong Kong, China
• India
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• Scotland
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe