Handball Etiopia

History

Addis Ababa Handball Federation

-          The games of Handball were introduced to our country during the 1967s via university instructors

-          After few years, participants consisting of members from the police, military forces and various sections/organs have been provided with the relevant courses on the subject sport, the arrangement of which firstly laid the ground for frequenting the said sport among the country’s citizens.

-          The Ethiopian Handball Federation was established in 1969. One year latter, 10 clubs were established in Addis Ababa for the first time, which was followed by the establishment of Addis Ababa Handball Federation in 1993 under the Addis Ababa Sports Commission.

-          Then, Ethiopian championship competitions were organized and conducted, in the case of which Ethiopia has been accredited as one of the International Handball Federation members in 1971

-          Women’s clubs were 10 in number from 1975 – 1982, during which tournaments under such sport had been organized and conducted in Addis Ababa.

-          Men’s clubs were 17 in number from 1970 – 1990, during which tournaments under such sport had enjoyably been organized and conducted.

-          During the reorganization/restructuring of Ethiopian Sports in 1982, a single Sportsman was allowed to participate in a single sport, the Rule of which resulted in the dissolution/Disbandment of women’s Clubs

-          Ever since 1983, handball sporting was frequently practiced across schools

-          The spot was frequented by five clubs only from 2001 – 2011, in which case such sporting, which had once been a hotshot, was treated with high frigidity and its popularity was receded into the period until 2011 And the total number of clubs lowered from 17 to 3

-          Total Area of handball peach is 40x20 i.e. its width and length are 20 and 40, respectively.

-          The total number of handball team members is 16, including 14 players,  1 physiotherapist and 1 coach

-          Handball game involves 14 sportsmen in the peach, the half of which accommodates 7 players and the remaining half of which accommodate the rest of 7 players as far as the lining is concerned

-          The games of handball sport are officiated by 1 head referee, 1 line/ system referee and 2 scorekeepers

-          Addis Ababa Handball Federation has its own memorandum and articles of association, consisting of 26 articles.

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