</noinclude> The International Ice Hockey Federation has 84 members (61 full members, 22 associate members and 1 affiliate member).
Current countries Africa
CountryInformationThere are four ice rinks in three cities; two in Algiers, one in Oran and another one in Tizi Ouzou. The Algerian Association of Ice and Inline Hockey was founded in 2006. Association Algérienne de Hockey sur Glace et Inline l'Algérie nouveau membre de l'IIHF The Algeria national team participated in the Arab Cup in 2008.There are eleven ice rinks in six cities; three in Cairo, three in Sharm el-Sheikh, two in the 6th of October City, one in Hurghada, one Borg El Arab and one in Tanta. The first Egyptian ice hockey team was founded in Maadi in 2002, it is still an amateur team that seeks official recognition and it cooperates with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to launch the Egyptian Ice Hockey Federation.The official profile of Egypt's first ice hockey team, Ice Hockey International School (IHIS) مصر The Anubis Ice Hockey Team organizes the annual Egyptian Ramadani Ice Hockey Cup. The tournament takes place mainly in the Genena Mall ice rink in East Cairo. Anubis participated in Africa's first ever ice hockey club championship, the African Cup which was held in Rabat, Morocco from July 24 to 31, 2016, under the supervision of the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation.There is an ice rink in Nairobi known as the Solar Ice Rink located in the Panari Sky Centre. Ice hockey is played at the facility and there is an informal competition known as the Kenyan Ice Hockey League. Games are played on Wednesdays which are known as "Ice Hockey Wednesday". The rink hosted a "local tournament for schools" on April 24, 2015, which was billed as the "First Ice Hockey Tournament in East & Central Africa". Johnny Oduya is of Kenyan descent, who won two Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.IIHF member. 2 rinks. 225 registered players. There are three teams, the Capitals, Les Ifis and the Falcons. The Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation was founded on February 8, 2016. Fédération Royale Marocaine de Hockey sur Glace The Morocco national team participated in the Arab Cup in 2008.There is an ice rink in Lagos was installed at the Silverbird Galleria in December 2006. Philorem Limited installed the first successful synthetic ice rink at the Ikeja City Mall known as "Philorem Ice Skating Arena" in September 2014, but no ice hockey is played. Rumun Ndur, who played in the NHL, was born in Zaria.IIHF member. 7 rinks. 766 registered players. There are two regional leagues in the country, the Gauteng Premier League and the Western Province League. The top teams meet for the national title in the Interprovincial Championships. South Africa has men's, women's and junior national teams. Olaf Kölzig, a German goaltender who played in the NHL, was born in Johannesburg.There is an ice rink in Hammamet known as "Blue Ice", it's located about 65 kilometers from the Tunis–Carthage International Airport and 60 kilometers from the capital of Tunis. The Tunisian Ice Hockey Association was founded in 2009. Association Tunisienne de Hockey sur Glace The Tunisia national team played its first unofficial game against a French team, Coqs de Courbevoie on June 14, 2014, they were defeat by them, 6–5.There is an ice rink at the Tirupati Mazima Mall in Kampala known as "Jubilate Ice Skating". There is a team, the Kampala Alligators.
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