South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL) | |
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Sport | Handball |
Other sports | |
Official website | www |
History | |
Preceding organisations | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019) |
Year of formation | April 5, 2019 at Cali, Colombia |
Demographics | |
Membership size | 19 members |
Affiliations | |
International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
IHF member since | 2019 |
Governance | |
President | Marcel Guido Mancilla Bravo |
Secretariat | |
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Country | Chile |
Secretary General | Blas César Garcete Argüello |
Managing Director | Salvio Sedréz |
Number of staff | 6 |
Regions | |
The South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) (Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL)) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of Handball and Beach handball in South America and Central America. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
SCAHC has 19 members countries located within the South America and Central America. One of IHF's six continental confederations, the SCAHC was formed officially on 5 April 2019 in Cali (Colombia). The SCAHC headquarter is located in Santiago de Chile (Chile).