# Commonwealth Handball Association

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The **Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA)** is the [governing body](/source/Sport_governing_body) for the Olympic [sport](/source/Sport) of [handball](/source/Handball) (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in the [British Commonwealth](/source/The_Commonwealth).

## History

Originally set up in [Salford](/source/Salford) ([England](/source/England)) 1985 to try to get Handball into the [Commonwealth Games](/source/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](/source/Australian_Handball_Federation)
- [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh_Handball_Federation)
- [Botswana](/source/Handball_Association_of_Botswana)
- [Cameroon](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Camerounaise_de_Handball)
- [Canada](/source/Canadian_Team_Handball_Federation)
- [Cook Islands](/source/Cook_Islands_Handball_Association)
- [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus_Handball_Federation)
- [England](/source/England_Handball_Association)
- [Fiji](/source/Handball_Fiji)
- [Gambia](/source/Gambia_Handball_Association)
- [Ghana](/source/Handball_Association_of_Ghana)
- [Hong Kong, China](/source/Handball_Association_of_Hong_Kong,_China)
- [India](/source/Handball_Federation_of_India)
- [Kenya](/source/Kenya_Amateur_Handball_Association)
- [Kiribati](/source/Kiribati_Handball_Federation)
- [Lesotho](/source/Lesotho_National_Handball_Association)
- [Malawi](/source/Malawi_Handball_Association)
- [Mozambique](/source/Federa%C3%A7ao_Mo%C3%A7ambicana_de_Andebol)
- [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Handball_Federation)
- [Nigeria](/source/Handball_Federation_of_Nigeria)
- [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_Handball_Federation)
- [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_Handball_Federation)
- [Rwanda](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Rwandaise_de_Handball)
- [Samoa](/source/Samoa_Handball_Association)
- [Scotland](/source/Scottish_Handball_Association)
- [Seychelles](/source/Seychelles_Handball_Federation)
- [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone_Handball_Association)
- [Singapore](/source/Handball_Federation_Singapore)
- [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands_Handball_Association)
- [South Africa](/source/South_African_Handball_Federation)
- [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania_Amateur_Handball_Association)
- [Uganda](/source/Uganda_Handball_Federation)
- [Zambia](/source/Handball_Association_of_Zambia)
- [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_Handball_Federation)

## References

1. [https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100067304](https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100067304) Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA). UIA.Org. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019

1. ["President of African Baseball Association laments neglect of baseball, softball in Nigeria"](http://en.people.cn/200705/17/eng20070517_375519.html). *www.people.cn*. Retrieved 17 May 2007.

1. ["Nigerian Saidu emerges Commonwealth handball secretary"](https://punchng.com/nigerian-saidu-emerges-commonwealth-handball-secretary/). *[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)*. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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