All-Africa Korfball Championship

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All-Africa Korfball Championship (AAKC) is a korfball competition for African national teams organized by the International Korfball Federation. It has been held every four years since 2006 with the winner qualifying through to the IKF World Korfball Championship in the following year. [1]

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The first championship was held in South Africa with the host nation and Zimbabwe competing for a spot at the 2007 World Championship. After the same two teams competed in 2010, the competition expanded to four teams with Malawi and Zambia competing for the first time.


In 2022 the competition expanded with Africa dividing into two region South and North- West. Ghana, Morocco and the host Ivory Coast participated in IKF AAKC North-West 2022. The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022 was hosted by the Korfball Federation of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia, from 11-13 November 2022. IKF Africa Members from the IOC ANOCA zones 5, 6 and 7 were invited to this tournament, that served as a qualification event for the IKF World Korfball Championship 2023.

History

YearHostChampionSecond placeThird placeNumber of Teams
I Details 2006 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe N/A2
II Details 2010 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe N/A2
III Details 2014 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 4
IV Details 2018 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare, Zimbabwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3

References

  1. "Korfball participants for Championship 2015 confirmed". www.theworldgames.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.