The Democratic Republic of the Congo Handball Federation () (DRCHF) is the administrative and controlling body for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

and

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. Founded in 1970, DRCHF is a member of

African Handball Confederation The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to ) is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 1973 All-Africa Games, 2nd All-Africa Games in Lagos (Nigeria), it represe ...

(CAHB) and the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF).

National teams

* DR Congo men's national handball team * DR Congo men's national junior handball team *

DR Congo women's national handball team The Democratic Republic of the Congo women's national handball team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is governed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo Handball Federation and takes part in international handball co ...

References

External links

Official website

DR Congo
at the IHF website.
DR Congo
at the CAHB website. Handball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

Sports organizations established in 1970 Handball governing bodies African Handball Confederation National members of the International Handball Federation {{Handball-org-stub