IWBF AFRICA
IWBF Africa, on behalf of IWBF, promotes, supervises and directs the sport of wheelchair basketball within Africa. It strictly recognises the autonomy of each NOWB within its own territory, while following the policies of IWBF as established by the World Congress and the IWBF Executive Council.
IWBF Africa Executive Council
Hamid El Aouni, Morocco – President | Email: hamid.elaouni@iwbf.org
Loleta Krige, South Africa – Classification Officer
Halimi Rabah, Algeria – VP (Northern Region)
Olawale Adebukola Olopade, Nigeria – VP (Central Region)
Yoliswa Lumka, South Africa – VP (Southern Region)
Charles Saunders, South Africa – Technical Officer
Shawn Moorgas, South Africa – Africa Secretary General | Email: shawn.moorgas@iwbf.org
ZONE MEMBERS
There are currently 20 NOWBs in the IWBF Africa these are:
Algeria
Angola
Cameroon
DR Congo
Eritrea
Egypt
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Libya
Mauritius
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
Rep of Guinea
South Africa
Sudan
Zambia
Zimbabwe
NEWS
Thailand to host 2019 Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
The city of Suphanburi in Thailand is set to host IWBF’s Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships between the 22nd - 30th May 2019.This will be the third edition of the Women’s U25 World Championships, with the previous two being hosted in...
Tokyo 2020 competition session schedule revealed
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has published the sport competition schedule for the Paralympic Games following its approval during the sixth International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Project Review. In finalising the sport competition schedule, Tokyo...
IWBF mourn passing of FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann
IWBF is incredibly shocked and deeply saddened to learn the news of the passing of FIBA Secretary General, Patrick Baumann, at the age of 51. Since taking over as FIBA’s Secretary General in 2003, Mr. Baumann has played an integral role in developing the...
