Confederation of African Athletics

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The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme) is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The body's current president is Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon.

The organization was founded on 17 January 1973. Before 1992, the organization was known as the Confederation of African Amateur Athletics and sometimes as the African Amateur Athletics Federation.^[1]^[2]

Member federations

Country	Federation
Central Region (Congo)
Burundi	Fédération d'Athlétisme du Burundi
Cameroon	Fédération Camerounaise d'Athlétisme
Central African Republic	Fédération Centrafricaine d'Athlétisme
Chad	Fédération Tchadienne d'Athlétisme
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Fédération d'Athlétisme du Congo
Congo, Republic of the	Fédération Congolaise d'Athlétisme
Equatorial Guinea	Federación Ecuatoguineana de Atletismo
Gabon	Fédération Gabonaise d'Athlétisme
Rwanda	Fédération Rwandaise d'Athlétisme Amateur
São Tomé and Príncipe	Federação Santomense de Atletismo
Eastern Region (Nile)
Djibouti	Fédération Djiboutienne d'Athlétisme
Egypt	Egyptian Athletic Federation
Eritrea	Eritrean National Athletics Federation
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Athletic Federation
Kenya	Athletics Kenya
Somalia	Somali Athletics Federation
South Sudan	South Sudan Athletics Federation
Sudan	Sudan Athletic Association
Tanzania	Tanzania Amateur Athletics Association
Uganda	Uganda Athletics Federation
Northern Region (Sahara)
Algeria	Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme
Libya	Libyan Athletics Federation
Morocco	Fédération Royale Marocaine d’Athlétisme
Tunisia	Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme [fr]
Southern Region (Kalahari)
Angola	Fédération Angolaise d'Athlétisme
Botswana	Botswana Athletics Association
Comoros	Fédération Comorienne d'Athlétisme [fr]
Eswatini	Athletics Eswatini
Lesotho	Lesotho Amateur Athletics Association
Madagascar	Federation Malagasy d'Athletisme
Malawi	Athletics Association of Malawi
Mauritius	Mauritius Amateur Athletic Association
Mozambique	Federação Moçambicana de Atletismo
Namibia	Athletics Namibia
Seychelles	Seychelles Amateur Athletics Federation
South Africa	Athletics South Africa
Zambia	Zambia Amateur Athletic Association
Zimbabwe	National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe
Western Region (Niger)
Benin	Fédération Béninoise d'Athlétisme Amateur
Burkina Faso	Fédération Burkinabé d'Athlétisme
Cape Verde	Federação Caboverdiana de Atletismo
Côte d'Ivoire	Fédération Ivoirienne d'Athlétisme
Gambia	The Gambia Athletics Association [de]
Ghana	Ghana Athletics Association
Guinea	Fédération Guinéenne d'Athlétisme Amateur
Guinea-Bissau	Federação de Atletismo da Guiné-Bissau (FAGB)
Liberia	Liberia Track and Field Federation
Mali	Fédération Malienne d'Athlétisme Amateur
Mauritania	Fédération d'Athlétisme de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (FAIM)
Niger	Fédération Nigérienne d'Athlétisme
Nigeria	The Athletics Federation of Nigeria
Senegal	Fédération Sénégalaise d'Athlétisme
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Amateur Athletic Association
Togo	Fédération Togolaise d'Athlétisme Amateur

References

^ "CAA: 50 years already!". caaweb.org. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Foreign Dignitaries Feted At Party by Holshousers". The News and Observer. 18 July 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

External links

CAA official website

International athletics competitions

World

Continental
championships

Asia	Outdoor Indoor Cross Country Marathon Race Walking Masters
Africa	Outdoor Cross Country Combined Events Mountain Running Race Walking
Europe	Outdoor Indoor Team Cross Country Mountain Running Race Walking Para-athletics
North America	Outdoor Cross Country Mountain Running
Oceania	Outdoor Combined Events Cross Country Marathon/Half Marathon Race Walking Masters Para-athletics
South America	Outdoor Indoor Cross Country Marathon Half Marathon Road Mile Mountain Running Race Walking

Regional

Arab
- Outdoor
- Cross Country
GCC Championships
Ibero-American Championships
Balkan
Central American
Central American and Caribbean
- Outdoor
- Cross Country
East Caribbean Championships
Pan American
Southern African
West African
East African
Small States of Europe

Seasonal

Defunct

Sport of athletics portal

National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)

Central (Congo)	Burundi Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Congo Congo DR Gabon Equatorial Guinea Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe
Eastern (Nile)	Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Northern (Sahara)	Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia [fr]
Southern (Kalahari)	Angola Botswana Comoros [fr] Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Western (Niger)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire The Gambia [de] Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

Asia
(AAA)

Europe
(EAA)

North America
(NACAC)

Oceania
(OAA)

South America
(CONSUDATLE)

Sport of athletics portal
^† NACAC and OAA associate member
^ǂ Suspended by the decision of the World Athletics Council or OAA Council.

v t e Sports governing bodies in Africa
Team Sports	Baseball (ABSA) Basketball (FIBA Africa) Cricket (ACA) Football (CAF) Handball (CAHB) Hockey (Field) (AFHF) Ice hockey (AIHC) Minifootball (AMC) Hockey (Roller) (FARS) Rugby (Rugby Africa) Volleyball (CAVB)
Individual Sports	Archery (FAA) Athletics (CAA) Badminton (BCA) Boxing (AFBC) Chess (ACU) Cycling (CAC) Gymnastics (UAG) Judo (UAJ) Karate (UFAK) Sailing (ASCON) Squash (SFA) Swimming (CANA) Taekwondo (ATF) Tennis (CAT)
Olympics (ACNOA) - Paralympics (APC)

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