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
3×3 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships to premiere at IWAS World Games 2020
The inaugural IWBF 3x3 Open World Championships will take place during the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 2020 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, held between the 23rd to the 28th February. The 3x3 wheelchair basketball...
IWBF’s President Ulf Mehrens presents at FIBA Congress
On Thursday 29th August IWBF President Ulf Mehrens had the privilege to speak at the FIBA World Congress, taking place in Beijing, China. It was a great honour for IWBF to be invited to present and promote the sport of wheelchair basketball to the delegates from...
Tokyo 2020: Paralympic competition schedule unveiled
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has unveiled the event line-up for each session of the Paralympic Games, which will be held from 25 August to 6 September 2020. In advance of the launch of the ticket lottery applications...
