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.https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100067304 Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA). UIA.Org. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019 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 1985 – 2021 2. Jibril Saidu 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
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