Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme

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Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme
Founded January 11, 1973
Place of foundation Dakar
Chairman Hamad Kalkaba Malboum
Members 54 member associations
Association headquarters SenegalSenegal Dakar
Homepage www.caaweb.org

The Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme ( CAA ) is the continental federation of the African national athletics associations. The CAA is part of the International Association of Athletics Federations . The CAA currently has 55 members and is the host of the African Athletics Championships , which are held every two years. The CAA is based in the Senegalese capital Dakar .

The Council

The CAA Council consists of:

  • the Council, which is responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the Congress and is made up of
    • the president,
    • a senior vice president,
    • five vice presidents
    • eight honorary members
    • Athlete representatives
    • a chairman of the board
    • and 10 other members; the term of office is four years.

Honorary Members:

country Surname
SenegalSenegal Senegal Lamine Diack
MaliMali Mali Idrissa Bah
EgyptEgypt Egypt Alaa Gheita
TunisiaTunisia Tunisia Khaled Amara
AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria Abderrahmane Belaid
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique Sarifa Abdul Magide Fagilde
SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles Giovanna Rousseau
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso Komyaba Pascal Sawadogo

Bureau

Hamad Kalkaba Malboum from Cameroon has been president since 2003, replacing long-term President Lamine Diack from Senegal, who was elected President of the IAAF. In the period 2019 to 2023 the following people are part of the Presidium:

Office country Surname
president CameroonCameroon Cameroon Hamad Kalkaba Malboum
Senior Vice President KenyaKenya Kenya Jackson Tuwei
Vice President BotswanaBotswana Botswana Moses Bantsi
Vice President AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria Abdelhakim Dib
Vice President Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic Bruno Konga
Vice President MaliMali Mali Mme Sangaré Aminata Kéita
Vice President NigeriaNigeria Nigeria Ibrahim Shehu Gusau

Presidents:

Events

Since 1979, the African association has organized the African Athletics Championships, first every three years, and from 1990 every two years . In addition, the Junior African Championships for athletes under the age of 20 have been held since 1994 , as well as the Youth African Championships , which represent the U18 age group, since 2013 .

Member associations of the CAA

Since 2014 the individual associations have been divided into their own sub-organizations, which in turn take on regional tasks and championships.

Member associations of the CAA
North region West region East region Central region South region
AlgeriaAlgeria Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme BeninBenin Fédération Béninoise d'Athlétisme Amateur EgyptEgypt Egyptian Athletic Federation Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Federacion Ecuatoguineana de Atletismo AngolaAngola Federação Angolana de Atletismo
LibyaLibya Libya Amateur Athletic Federation Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Fédération Burkinabe d'Athlétisme EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopian Athletic Federation BurundiBurundi Fédération d'Athlétisme du Burundi BotswanaBotswana Botswana Athletics Association
MoroccoMorocco Fédération Royale Marocaine d'Athlétisme Ivory CoastIvory Coast Fédération Ivoirienne d'Athlétisme DjiboutiDjibouti Fédération Djiboutienne d'Athlétisme GabonGabon Fédération gabonaise d'athlétisme ComorosComoros Fédération comorienne d'athlétisme
TunisiaTunisia Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme GambiaGambia Gambia Athletics Association EritreaEritrea Eritrean National Athletics Federation CameroonCameroon Fédération camerounaise d'athlétisme LesothoLesotho Lesotho Amateur Athletics Association
GhanaGhana Ghana Athletics Association KenyaKenya Athletics Kenya Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Federation congolaise d'athlétisme MadagascarMadagascar Fédération malagasy d'athlétisme
Guinea-aGuinea Fédération Guinéenne d'Athlétisme Amateur SomaliaSomalia Somali Athletics Federation Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Fédération d'athlétisme du Congo MalawiMalawi Athletics Association of Malawi
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Federacao de Atletismo da Guinea-Bissau SudanSudan Sudan Athletic Association RwandaRwanda Fédération rwandaise d'athlétisme MozambiqueMozambique Federação Moçambicana de Atletismo
Cape VerdeCape Verde Federação Caboverdiana de Atletismo South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan Athletics Federation Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Federação Santomense de Atletismo MauritiusMauritius Athletics Mauritius
LiberiaLiberia Liberia Track & Field Federation TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania Amateur Athletic Association ChadChad Federation tchadienne d'athlétisme NamibiaNamibia Athletics Namibia
MaliMali Fédération Malienne d'Athlétisme UgandaUganda Uganda Amateur Athletics Federation Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Fédération centrafricaine d'athlétisme ZambiaZambia Zambia Amateur Athletic Association
MauritaniaMauritania Federation d'Athletisme RI Mauritanie SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles Athletics Federation
NigerNiger Federation of Nigerienne d'Athlétisme ZimbabweZimbabwe National Athletic Association of Zimbabwe
NigeriaNigeria Athletic Federation of Nigeria South AfricaSouth Africa Athletics South Africa
SenegalSenegal Fédération Sénégalaise d'Athlétisme SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland Athletics Association
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone Amateur Athletic Association
TogoTogo Federation of Togolaise d'Athlétisme

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