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Belgium Claims Victory at IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2026 in Egypt

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The sun-soaked beaches of Hurghada played host to an exhilarating edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2026, which concluded yesterday on July 4. Teams from across continents brought high-energy mixed-gender beach korfball action to Egypt’s Red Sea coast, showcasing the sport’s unique blend of skill, strategy, and athleticism in the sand.

Belgium emerged as champions, defeating strong competition in what proved to be a thrilling tournament. Hong Kong China secured a well-deserved silver medal in second place, while Hungary claimed bronze in third, marking impressive performances for all podium teams.

The event featured intense pool matches and knockout stages under not always ideal beach conditions due to the wind.

The Belgian squad demonstrated exceptional teamwork, defensive solidity, and attacking flair throughout the competition. They faced tough challenges, including a Day 1 encounter against Hungary that ended in a 1-1 draw resolved by a shoot-out in Belgium’s favor. Belgium also powered past Zimbabwe with a convincing 2-0 victory (10-2 / 9-1). Their consistent excellence culminated in a strong final showing to claim the title.

Hong Kong China delivered standout performances, advancing through competitive matches and proving their growing prowess in beach korfball. Reaching the final highlighted their tactical adaptability and endurance in the demanding beach format.

Hungary impressed with resilient play, building on recent momentum from other beach events. Their third-place finish adds to their rising profile in international korfball.

This first official IKF tournament in Egypt emphasized korfball’s core values as a mixed-gender sport, with teams combining speed, precision shooting, and tactical passing on the sand. Spectators and participants enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere in Hurghada, supported by the Egyptian hosts.

Final Ranking

Results


Looking ahead, this African edition serves as a key event in the 2026 international beach korfball calendar, following the Asia edition earlier in the year and preceding the Europe edition scheduled for July 11-12 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Congratulations to all participating teams, organizers from IKF Africa and the Egyptian Federation for Recreational Sports and Games and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and volunteers who made the event a success. Beach korfball continues to grow as a dynamic, accessible, and exciting variant of the sport.

Stay tuned to IKF channels and beachkorfball.sport for full statistics, match reports, full matches videos and upcoming events.

On socials

All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …).

The internet connection at the venue wasn’t sufficiently reliable or of a high enough quality to support live broadcasting. Instead, each match was recorded and then transferred to the IKF Broadcast team as quickly as possible after completion by the LOC to be published on the IKF YouTube channel: youtube.com/ikfchannel

Fans could join the conversation using hashtags #BKWC, #beachkorfball and #korfball to catch the best images, clips, and highlights from the championship.

You can find all this content, all image galleries and much more visiting the following official main IKF profiles (see below):

IKF Beach Korfbal profiles:

Website: www.beachkorfball.sport

► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► x.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball

IKF main profiles:

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► x.com/korfball
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

Day 2 Second Phase & Finals

Photos by Mohamed Sabry Agoor (full match galleries available on facebook.com/ikfafrica)

IKF to Launch First U19 African Korfball Championship in 2026

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The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has confirmed the launch of the first-ever U19 African continental championship. The IKF U19 All-Africa Korfball Championship will be held in Blantyre, Malawi in 2026.

The new competition will take place from 18–20 September 2026 alongside the IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship (South), bringing together emerging youth talent and established senior players.

Supporting the Next Generation

Korfball in Africa continues to grow, with more countries becoming active and a strong focus on development through schools and grassroots programmes. Many of these players are under the age of 19, making this new championship a natural next step.

The championship will provide a clear opportunity for young athletes to compete at continental level, while supporting national organisations in building stronger and more structured development pathways towards the senior game.

Building Momentum Across the Continent

Theo van der Linde, responsible for IKF development in Africa, welcomed the introduction of the event:

“We are seeing more activity, more players, and more countries building their programmes across Africa. This championship gives young players a real target and a reason to stay involved in the sport. It’s an important step in turning that growth into something long-term.”

IKF Secretary General, Joana Faria, added:

“This is an exciting moment for korfball in Africa. The progress we are seeing across the continent is very encouraging, and it reflects the consistent work being done to grow the sport at all levels. Theo, together with Jorge Alves chair of the Development and Education Committee, has played an important role in supporting that development. Creating this championship is not only a natural next step, but also an investment in the future of korfball in Africa.”

Looking Ahead

The inaugural IKF U19 All-Africa Korfball Championship will mark a new chapter for korfball in Africa, offering young players their first opportunity to compete for a continental title. It is intended that this event will become a regular fixture on the international korfball calendar in the years to come.

More information on participating teams and the match schedule will be shared in the lead-up to the event. The IKF wishes all participating teams the very best as they prepare for this first edition.

Theo van der Linde celebrates with newly qualified coaches and referees in Guinea

 

Header photos: Marco Spelten / Actiefotografie

Portugal dominates to win the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2025

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From 2 to 3 December 2025, the city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast hosted the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2025, which ended after an intense final match between the host team and the undefeated Portugal.

The final 5-11 proclaimed the Portuguese team as champions of this Africa tournament, and adds its name next to the Netherlands, winners of the IKF BKWC (Europe) 2025, and Chinese Taipei, champions of the IKF BKWC (Oceania) 2025, played in August and November, respectively.

Ivory Coast got the silver medal and Honk Kong China the Bronze after beating Cameroon in the game for 3rd place by 13-5.

 

This concludes an incredible Beach Korfball season that featured numerous official national and international competitions, including the massive beach korfball competition held during the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China.

  

The Federation Ivoirienne de Korfball hosted this BKWC (Africa) in collaboration with the International Korfball Federation and IKF Africa, as part of the continental Beach Korfball World Cups taking place this season, together with a successful IKF Korfball Course for Coaches and Referees Level I + II (28/11-1/12).

All participants at this event earned points for the IKF Beach Korfball World Ranking, together with the prestige of competing in this continental championship.

Congratulations to all participants, organisers, local government, sponsors, officials and volunteers for making possible this fantastic event, that will be followed by the Abidjan Open Korfball Festival (4/12-6/12), an indoor K8 tournament open for national teams and club teams.

These games will allow to play more IKF Friendly International Matches to gain more points for the IKF World Ranking. The champion of the tournament will be the winner of the mixed competition (national teams + club teams).

Full matches | IKF BKWC (Africa) 2025

*Click on the right ≣ icon to select the session you want to watch

Results & Final Ranking

Day 2 Image gallery (closing ceremony)

Day 1 Image gallery

Where to follow

All fans around the world were able to follow this beach korfball tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play, …), as well as on social media on @BeachKorfball and @IKFafrica profiles (see below) and the hashtags #BKWC, #beachkorfball and #korfball, with the best image galleries and highlights.

All matches were broadcasted live on facebook.com/FederationIK

IKF Beach Korfball profiles:

► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball
► x.com/beachkorfball

IKF Africa profiles:

► facebook.com/ikfafrica
► instagram.com/ikfafrica
► x.com/ikfafrica

You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles:

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport
► x.com/korfball

Previous related info

2/12/2025 – It’s time for the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2025

It’s time for the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2025 (2-3 December)

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The  city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast is hosting from 2 to 3 December the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Africa) 2025.

This event is hosted by the Federation Ivoirienne de Korfball in collaboration with the International Korfball Federation and IKF Africa as part of the continental Beach Korfball World Cups taking place this season. Previous to this BKWC (Africa), the BKWC (Europe) and BKWC (Oceania) were played in August and November, respectively.

All participants earn points for the IKF Beach Korfball World Ranking, together with the prestige of becoming the continental champion.

Full matches (playlist)

Live Streams

All matches are being broadcasted live on https://www.facebook.com/FederationIK

Results & Final Ranking

This BKWC event in Abidjan is played in the framework of other relevant korfball activities that take place after and before the tournament:

  • 28/11 – 1/12: IKF Course for Coaches and Referees Level I + II
  • 2/12 – 3/12: IKF Beach World Korfball Cup (Africa) 2025: open for national teams and club teams.
  • 4/12 – 6/12: Abidjan Open Korfball Festival: an indoor K8 tournament open for national teams and club teams. This allows to play more IKF Friendly International Matches to gain more points for the IKF World Ranking. The champion of the tournament will be the winner of the mixed competition (national teams + club teams).

Where to follow

All fans around the world are expected to be able to follow this beach korfball tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play, …), as well as on social media on @BeachKorfball and @IKFafrica profiles (see below) and the hashtags #BKWC, #beachkorfball and #korfball, with the best image galleries and highlights.

IKF Beach Korfball profiles:

► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball
► x.com/beachkorfball

IKF Africa profiles:

► facebook.com/ikfafrica
► instagram.com/ikfafrica
► x.com/ikfafrica

You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles:

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport
► x.com/korfball

Day 1 Image gallery

Previous related info

International Korfball Federation

Zimbabwe qualifies for the 2nd time in history for the World Korfball Championship

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022 has finished and the last decisive match between South Africa and Zimbabwe ended 12-14 in favour of Zimbabwe, who becomes the champion of this exciting 3-day event and most importantly, qualifies to play the next IKF World korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei for the 2nd time in history. In 2019, Zimbabwe also qualified for the IKF WKC 2019, but declined participation.

South Africa who were the African defending champions were favourites going into the final, but Zimbabwe put up a spirited performance to upset the odds. Zimbabwe coach Innocent Kanosvava said team work help them to accomplish their mission against a formidable South Africa.

“It wasn’t an easy game because South Africa have been the champions since 2006, so we were playing with more experienced players, but I had faith in my team,” Kanosvava said. “I give credit to my team because they played according to the plan we had since we started preparing for this tournament. It’s not the experience that matters, but team work made us win.” © ZimSports Connect

Zimbabwe and Morocco, who qualified after winning the IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West South one month ago in Abidyan (Ivory Coast), are the two African countries that will compete in next year’s WKC in Taipei, together with 22 other countries from the other continents.

The city of Lusaka in Zambia hosted from 11 to 13 November this second African qualifying event. The National teams of Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia competed during three intense and exciting days to finish in first place and qualify for the IKF World Korfball Championship 2023.

Zambia – South Africa #AAKC2022 South (Day 1 – 11/11/2022)
Zambia – South Africa #AAKC2022 South (Day 1 – 11/11/2022)
Opening ceremony of the IKF AAKC South in Lusaka, Zambia (11/11/2022)

UPDATED RESULTS AND FINAL RANKING (after Day 3):

1st place: Zimbabwe (6 pts – 2/0) – Qualifies to play the IKF WKC 2023
2nd place: South Africa (3 pts – 1/1)
3rd place: Zambia (0 pts – 0/2)
4th place: Zimbabwe Filchrist (out of competition)

*Due to the late withdrawal of Malawi, a 2nd team from Zimbabwe played out of competition replacing this country.
**See below for match reviews and daily image galleries

MATCH SCHEDULE:

Daily results, videos*, scorers and ranking are available on worldkorfball.sport website: click here

(*) The videos of all games will be uploaded as soon as possible to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF Youtube channel.

This event was organised by the International Korfball Federation and hosted by the Korfball Federation of Zambia.

DAY 3 REVIEWS, GAMES & IMAGE GALLERY

CLOSING CEREMONY

GAME 6: SOUTH AFRICA – ZIMBABWE (12-14)

Zimbabwe becomes the champion of this tournament after winning South Africa in today’s last final match, and qualifies for the 1st time in history to play next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei.

GAME 5: ZAMBIA – ZIM2 Filchrist (5-4 Golden Goal)

A golden goal decided this last game, that was Zambia’s 1st win in this championship.

DAY 2 REVIEWS, GAMES & IMAGE GALLERY

GAME 4: ZAMBIA – ZIMBABWE (12-13)

The second match between Zambia and Zimbabwe was tense but sportive (just 4 penalties were given). In the first quarter Zambia was more accurate with the scores (5-3), but in the second and third quarter the Zimbabwean squad was mostly on the good side of the score, but still close. In the third quarter, the score difference was never more than 1. Four minutes before the end of the game, Chris Tembo scored 13-13 with a penalty shot. With two and a half minute to go, Tafara Muzvidziwa (ZIM) scored the decisive goal (13-14), and the missed penalty by Zimbabwe was not important anymore.

Tomorrow’s final match between South Africa and Zimbabwe will be decisive to know which team raises this tournament’s trophy and qualifies for the next IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei.

GAME 3: ZIM2 Filchrist – SOUTH AFRICA (11-13)

In the first match between ZIM2 Filchrist and South Africa, Filchrist took the lead in the first quarter, but South Africa already had repaired that at the end of that quarter (4-4). The second and the third quarter South Africa took the lead (6-12), but last quarter ZIM2 Filchrist came strongly back at 46 seconds before the end of the match, scoring the 11-12. Danie Smith (RSA) answered directly and secured the win for South Africa with his third goal in this match (11-13).

DAY 1 REVIEWS, GAMES & IMAGE GALLERY

GAME 2: ZAMBIA – SOUTH AFRICA (12-13)

The second match between Zambia and South Africa was a real thriller. Both teams were eager to win and played with temperament and searched what physical play was accepted by the referees. During the whole match the teams kept close to each other, just twice the difference in score was 3 in favour of Zambia and finishing the 1st half 5-5. Zambia was leading during the whole match, but in the last 3 minutes, South Africa was able to change the situation, and after an incredible comeback, achieved the victory by a short 12-13, and forgetting the previous 5 missed penalties.

OPENING CEREMONY

GAME 1: ZIM 2 Filchrist KC – ZIMBABWE (8-12)

The first match of this IKF AAKC South faced ZIM 2 Filchrist KC and Zimbabwe. Until half time, both teams were equal, very enthousiastic and performing fast play. The score of 6-6 at half time was a fare result for both teams. During the second half, the national squad of Zimbabwe was more accurate in scoring and was able to won the match by 8-12.

PRE-EVENT ACTIVITIES & CLINICS

The previous days before the tournament’s start, several clinics for referees and jury officers were taking place in Lusaka. Fifteen participants from Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi were preparing to act as officials at this IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022. For referees, the duo-refereeing was new. The new roles, communication and positioning are the main topics for them. Talks about the rules and roundtable discussions were also taking place.

Each day there were 2 sessions where all of them participate, as during the event jury and referees will be working as a team. Each session ends with one hour practical match.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The official profiles of IKF Africa on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will tried to provide as much images, videos and information as possible from this tournament.

The videos of all games were uploaded as soon as possible to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF main channels.

All teams, participants and fans could join the conversation and share their content and support using the hashtag #AAKC2022 and #korfball.

IKF Africa profiles – @IKFafrica:

youtube.com/IKFafrica

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facebook.com/IKFafrica

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twitter.com/IKFafrica

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instagram.com/IKFafrica

IKF Official profiles:

youtube.com/IKFchannel

fb_icon_16x16

facebook.com/korfball.org

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twitter.com/korfball

insta_icon_16x16

instagram.com/korfball_org

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tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

PREVIOUS INFORMATION

Event info: https://korfball.sport/?p=26711

The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022 is on! (daily update)

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022 has started in Zambia. The city of Lusaka hosts from 11 to 13 November this second African qualifying event for next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship in Taipei.

Zambia – South Africa #AAKC2022 South (Day 1 – 11/11/2022)
Zambia – South Africa #AAKC2022 South (Day 1 – 11/11/2022)

The National teams of Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia are the teams that will compete during these three intense and exciting days to finish in first place and qualify for the IKF World Korfball Championship 2023.

Opening ceremony of the IKF AAKC South in Lusaka, Zambia (11/11/2022)

Morocco is already qualified after winning the IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West South one month ago in Abidyan, Ivory Coast.
*Due to the late withdrawal of Malawi, there will be a 2nd team from Zimbabwe that will play out of competition replacing this country.

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING (after Day 3):

1st place: Zimbabwe (6 pts – 2/0) – Qualifies to play the IKF WKC 2023
2nd place: South Africa (3 pts – 1/1)
3rd place: Zambia (0 pts – 0/2)
4th place: Zimbabwe Filchrist (out of competition)

*See below for match reviews and daily image galleries

MATCH SCHEDULE:

Daily results, videos*, scorers and ranking will be available on worldkorfball.sport website: click here

(*) The videos of all games will be uploaded as soon as possible to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF Youtube channel.

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST (all matches will be added here):

This event is organised by the International Korfball Federation and hosted by the Korfball Federation of Zambia.

DAY 3 REVIEWS, GAMES & IMAGE GALLERY

CLOSING CEREMONY

GAME 6: SOUTH AFRICA – ZIMBABWE (12-14)

Zimbabwe becomes the champion of this tournament after winning South Africa in today’s last final match, and qualifies for the 1st time in history to play next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei.

GAME 5: ZAMBIA – ZIM2 Filchrist (5-4 Golden Goal)

A golden goal decided this last game, that was Zambia’s 1st win in this championship.

DAY 2 REVIEWS & IMAGE GALLERY

GAME 4: ZAMBIA – ZIMBABWE (12-13)

The second match between Zambia and Zimbabwe was tense but sportive (just 4 penalties were given). In the first quarter Zambia was more accurate with the scores (5-3), but in the second and third quarter the Zimbabwean squad was mostly on the good side of the score, but still close. In the third quarter, the score difference was never more than 1. Four minutes before the end of the game, Chris Tembo scored 13-13 with a penalty shot. With two and a half minute to go, Tafara Muzvidziwa (ZIM) scored the decisive goal (13-14), and the missed penalty by Zimbabwe was not important anymore.

Tomorrow’s final match between South Africa and Zimbabwe will be decisive to know which team raises this tournament’s trophy and qualifies for the next IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei.

GAME 3: ZIM2 Filchrist – SOUTH AFRICA (11-13)

In the first match between ZIM2 Filchrist and South Africa, Filchrist took the lead in the first quarter, but South Africa already had repaired that at the end of that quarter (4-4). The second and the third quarter South Africa took the lead (6-12), but last quarter ZIM2 Filchrist came strongly back at 46 seconds before the end of the match, scoring the 11-12. Danie Smith (RSA) answered directly and secured the win for South Africa with his third goal in this match (11-13).

DAY 1 REVIEWS & IMAGE GALLERY

GAME 2: ZAMBIA – SOUTH AFRICA (12-13)

The second match between Zambia and South Africa was a real thriller. Both teams were eager to win and played with temperament and searched what physical play was accepted by the referees. During the whole match the teams kept close to each other, just twice the difference in score was 3 in favour of Zambia and finishing the 1st half 5-5. Zambia was leading during the whole match, but in the last 3 minutes, South Africa was able to change the situation, and after an incredible comeback, achieved the victory by a short 12-13, and forgetting the previous 5 missed penalties.

OPENING CEREMONY

GAME 1: ZIM 2 Filchrist KC – ZIMBABWE (8-12)

The first match of this IKF AAKC South faced ZIM 2 Filchrist KC and Zimbabwe. Until half time, both teams were equal, very enthousiastic and performing fast play. The score of 6-6 at half time was a fare result for both teams. During the second half, the national squad of Zimbabwe was more accurate in scoring and was able to won the match by 8-12.

PRE-EVENT ACTIVITIES & CLINICS

The previous days before the tournament’s start, several clinics for referees and jury officers were taking place in Lusaka. Fifteen participants from Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi were preparing to act as officials at this IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022. For referees, the duo-refereeing was new. The new roles, communication and positioning are the main topics for them. Talks about the rules and roundtable discussions were also taking place.

Each day there were 2 sessions where all of them participate, as during the event jury and referees will be working as a team. Each session ends with one hour practical match.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The official profiles of IKF Africa on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will try to provide as much images, videos and information as possible from this tournament.

The videos of all games will be uploaded as soon as possible to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF main channels.

All teams, participants and fans can join the conversation and share their content and support using the hashtag #AAKC2022 and #korfball.

IKF Africa profiles – @IKFafrica:

youtube.com/IKFafrica

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facebook.com/IKFafrica

tw_icon_16x16

twitter.com/IKFafrica

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instagram.com/IKFafrica

IKF Official profiles:

youtube.com/IKFchannel

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facebook.com/korfball.org

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twitter.com/korfball

insta_icon_16x16

instagram.com/korfball_org

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tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

PREVIOUS INFORMATION

Event info: https://korfball.sport/?p=26711

Morocco is the 1st African team qualified for the IKF World Korfball Championship 2023

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022 ended yesterday in Abidjan with a great last and decisive match between the host country, Ivory Coast, and the national team of Morocco, that ended in favour of the Moroccan squad by a close 13-15.

This final win entails that Morocco is the 1st African team qualified to play next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei. The other African team that can qualify for this WKC 2023 will be revealed after the IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2022 to be played from 11 to 13 November in Lusaka, Zambia.

This was a fantastic and exciting 3-day event that took place from 13 to 15 October 2022, with a fantastic ambience in and out of the field. The spectators enjoyed some interesting matches and discovered the “magic” of korfball in all the ways.

The IKF wants to thanks to all teams, volunteers, officials and organisers for all their efforts to make this successful tournament possible.

Palais des sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

FINAL RANKING | IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022

1st – Morocco (4 W – 0 L) 12 points
2nd – Ivory Coast (2 W – 2 L) 6 points
3rd – Ghana (0 W – 4 L) 0 points

All the results, matches, videos and scorers are available on worldkorfball.sport website: click here

FINAL RESULTS:

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST WITH ALL THE MATCHES PLAYED:

DAY 3 IMAGE GALLERY (By FIK and Eric Abale):

DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY (By Golytof):

Image from the 2nd match between Morocco and Ghana

DAY 1 IMAGE GALLERY:

Image from the 1st match between Ivory Coast and Morocco – (c) Korfball au Maroc

Images by Golytof, Korfball au Maroc, Theo van der Linde and Manon Wiegerink.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The official profiles of IKF Africa on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter published a lot of images, videos and information during this tournament.

The videos of all games were uploaded at he end of the day to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF main channels.

All teams, participants and fans could join the conversation and share their content and support using the hashtag #AAKC2022 and #korfball.

IKF Africa profiles – @IKFafrica:

youtube.com/IKFafrica

fb_icon_16x16

facebook.com/IKFafrica

tw_icon_16x16

twitter.com/IKFafrica

insta_icon_16x16

instagram.com/IKFafrica

IKF Official profiles:

youtube.com/IKFchannel

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facebook.com/korfball.org

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twitter.com/korfball

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instagram.com/korfball_org

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tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022 is on! (updated)

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Event info: https://korfball.sport/?p=26714

The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022 is on! (updated)

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Today, the IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022 has started in Ivory Coast. The city of Abidjan will host from 13 to 15 October this first African qualifying event for next year’s World Korfball Championship in Taipei.

Image from the 1st match between Ivory Coast and Morocco – (c) Korfball au Maroc

The National teams of Morocco, Ghana and Ivory Coast are the teams that will compete during these three intense and exciting days.

This is the last updated match schedule:

The 2nd African qualifier will take place from 11 to 13 November in Lusaka, Zambia.

Daily results, videos, scorers and ranking will be available on worldkorfball.sport website: click here

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST WITH ALL MATCHES AVAILABLE SO FAR:

This event is organised by the International Korfball Federation and hosted by the Ivorian Korfball Federation.

UPDATED INFO AFTER DAY 3:

The last 3 matches of the tournament have been played, with the following final results, that proclaim Morocco as the team qualified to participate in next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 in Taipei. Congratulations!

  • Ivory Coast – Ghana (34-1)
  • Ghana – Morocco (4-25)
  • Ivory Coast – Morocco (13-15)
Palais des sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Updated final ranking:

1st – Morocco (4 W – 0 L) 12 points
2nd – Ivory Coast (2 W – 2 L) 6 points
3rd – Ghana (0 W – 4 L) 0 points

DAY 3 IMAGE GALLERY (By FIK and Eric Abale):

UPDATED INFO AFTER DAY 2:

Two games were played on Day 2, with the following final scores:

  • Ghana – Morocco (4-30)
  • Ivory Coast – Ghana (44-0)
Image from the 2nd match between Morocco and Ghana

Updated ranking so far:

1st – Morocco (2 W – 0 L) 6 points
2nd – Ivory Coast (1 W – 2 L) 3 points
3rd – Ghana (0 W – 2 L) 0 points

DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY (By Golytof):

UPDATED INFO AFTER DAY 1:

The first day of competition ended with Morocco winning Ivory Coast by 17-10, with a fantastic ambience in and out of the field. The spectators enjoyed a very interesting match, where the experience of the Moroccan players was decisive to have full control of the game during the whole game.

Despite the efforts and good will of the athletic and powerful Ivorian players, the Moroccan team started leading from minute 5 until the end and securing their first win in this qualifying event.

DAY 1 IMAGE GALLERY:

Images by Golytof, Korfball au Maroc, Theo van der Linde and Manon Wiegerink.

PREVIOUS DAYS TO THE TOURNAMENT

Previously to the start of this tournament, several courses and clinics for players and coaches took place, together with special training sessions for referees and jury members. Practice matches and trainings were also useful to test all the necessary equipment for the tournament, as well as for local players and coaches, who were able to put in practice all the last lessons and technical advice provided by IKF instructor Theo van der Linde and tournament’s coaches assessor Manon Wiegerink.

Furthermore, a meeting with the President and members of the Ivory Coast National Olympic Committee took place last Tuesday, to talk about the current situation of korfball in this country and possible future projects.

Frank Buvens, as IKF Coordinating Officer for this championship, and IKF international referee & assessor Uğurtan Akbulut, joined the IKF delegation to run extra sessions with local referees and jurys and implement the last updates in the rules of korfball and the dual refereeing method that applies since 1 September 2022.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The official profiles of IKF Africa on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will try to provide as much images, videos and information as possible from this tournament.

The videos of all games will be uploaded as soon as possible to IKF Africa Youtube channel, and also shared on IKF main channels.

All teams, participants and fans can join the conversation and share their content and support using the hashtag #AAKC2022 and #korfball.

IKF Africa profiles – @IKFafrica:

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IKF Official profiles:

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facebook.com/korfball.org

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PREVIOUS INFORMATION

Event info: https://korfball.sport/?p=26714

All-African Korfball Championships to be held in Ivory Coast and Zambia

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IKF Africa today held its general meeting. In an online setting, 8 out of the 10 national korfball organisations in Africa were present, and elected Mr Tarirai Chadebah (ZIM) as their new President. Mr Younes Cherfaoui (MAR) was elected as Vice-President for the North Region, while Mr Kaluba Kangwa (ZAM) was elected as Vice-President for the South Region. Mr Nana Simplice (CMR) was elected as Secretary General. Mrs Dr Florence Gitau and Mrs Ottilia Kurebwaseka (ZIM) complete the IKF Africa Executive Committee.

IKF Africa General Meeting (online) 2022-05-21

IKF Africa General Meeting (online) 2022-05-21

In the meeting, it was also announced that the All-African Championships will be held across two different locations, allowing for the highest possible participation in the two main korfball clusters. Abidjan (CIV) will host the All-African Championship for the North Region, with all countries in ANOCA Zones 1-4 invited to take part. The event’s tentative dates are 22-25 September 2022. Lusaka (Zambia) will host the All-African Championship for the South Region, with all countries in ANOCA Zones 5-7 invited to take part. This event tentative dates are 10-13 November 2022. The hosting decisions are subject to the hosting contracts between the IKF and the national korfball organisations of Ivory Coast and Zambia being confirmed and signed in due course.

Over the past quadrennial, the IKF and IKF Africa’s focus has been on further strengthening the existing national organisation on the continent. Development is hence an important part of the strategy of IKF Africa, supported by the IKF Development Committee. In the meeting, IKF Development and Education Committee Chair Jorge Alves (POR) announced that preceding both championships, education activities for coaching and refereeing will be organised so that the presence of countries can be leveraged.

The meeting also confirmed the composition of the highly important IKF Africa Development and Education Committee. The IKF Africa DEC’s Vice-Chair will be Mr Anthony Amekudzi (GHA), and he will be joined on the committee by three very successful korfball developers on the continent, namely Mr Eric Abale (CIV), Mrs Sophie Kathewera (MAW), and Ms Ilham Teidj (MAR).

IKF President Jan Fransoo attended the meeting and guided the proceedings. He wished all newly elected officials good luck and lots of success in the execution of their important responsibilities.

International Korfball Federation largely cancels 2020 International Calendar (Updated)

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Update 22 April 2020

In alignment with the KNKV, the IKF had decided to cancel the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe 2020), which was planned for 7-8 August 2020 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The Dutch government has announced that the ban on (sport)events in The Netherlands has been extended to 1 September 2020, which automatically means that no event can take place in August. The IKF will not look for another date in 2020 for this event.

Although this announcement probably doesn’t come as a surprise to you following the earlier cancelation of IKF events, it is still a sad moment. However, the IKF would like to thank the Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) for their preparational work

Update 4 April 2020

In an extraordinary meeting of the IKF Executive Committee, joined by the Vice-Presidents for Asia and Oceania, the International Korfball Federation has decided to largely cancel or postpone its 2020 international competitions. The global spread of the Covid19 epidemic effectively precludes many international competitions to be held, and creates so much financial and organizational uncertainty to hosts and competitors that many decisions to cancel events can no longer be postponed.

The U21 World Korfball Championship (Taipei, TPE), Asian Korfball Championship (Seoul, KOR), European Korfball Championship/A (Antwerp, BEL), and European Korfball Championship/B (Wroclaw, POL) have all been postponed to 2021.

In coordination with the IKF, the Royal Dutch Korfball Association has decided to cancel the U17 Korfball World Cup (Eindhoven, Netherlands), and U15 European Korfball Championship (Drachten, Netherlands). Both events had been patronaged by the IKF.

Decisions with regard to the Beach Korfball World Cup (The Hague, Netherlands) and Asian U16/U19 Korfball Championship (Udon Thani, Thailand) have been deferred to a later date. The qualifying round for next year’s Europa Cup has also been canceled, and the IKF will review the situation for next year’s Europa Cup and Europa Shield in light of the developments of the various national leagues in Europe. Most European countries have suspended their leagues until further notice.

Jan Fransoo, President: “The IKF is very sad having to take this decision, which was inevitable. Foremost, the health and well-being of all athletes, officials and fans is our first priority. In addition, hosts are currently facing high financial risks and we need to enable them to develop contingency plans early on. We are in close contact with our major event organizers and will be in touch with all event hosts over the next few weeks to further discuss the consequences for the 2020 and later events”

This decision, along with the earlier decision of the International World Games Association to postpone The World Games to 2022, will have major consequences for the entire competition calendar of the IKF for 2021, 2022, and potentially 2023. The Executive Committee in its meeting today reviewed all options and will consult with host cities and other stakeholders over the next few weeks. It is expected that the revised competition calendar for the upcoming years will be announced before the end of April. Decisions with regard to next year’s Europa Cup and Europa Shield will be made latest by July 1, 2020. The final decision with regard to the Beach Korfball World Cup will be made not later than June 1, 2020.

 

Events

IKF U19 All-Africa Korfball Championship 2026

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The IKF U19 All-Africa Korfball Championship will take place from 18 to 20 September 2026 in Blantyre, Malawi.

This event will be hosted by the Malawi Korfball Association and IKF Africa.

Latest news 6/5/2026 – IKF to Launch First U19 African Korfball Championship in 2026

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …).

Stay Connected on Social Media – Join the conversation using hashtags #korfball to catch the best images, clips, and highlights from the championship.

You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official main IKF profiles (see below):

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► x.com/korfball
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

IKF Africa Social Media profiles
► instagram.com/ikfafrica
► facebook.com/ikfafrica
► x.com/ikfafrica

IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship South 2026

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship (South) 2026 will take place from 18 to 20 September in Blantyre, Malawi.

This event will be hosted by the Malawi Korfball Association and IKF Africa.

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …).

Stay Connected on Social Media – Join the conversation using hashtags #korfball and #AAKC2026 to catch the best images, clips, and highlights from the championship.

You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official main IKF profiles (see below):

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► x.com/korfball
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

IKF Africa Social Media profiles
► instagram.com/ikfafrica
► facebook.com/ikfafrica
► x.com/ikfafrica

IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North 2026

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The IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship (North) 2026 will take place from 30 September to 3 October in Nador, Morocco.

This event will be hosted by the Moroccan Association for Korfball.

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …).

Stay Connected on Social Media – Join the conversation using hashtags #korfball and #AAKC2026 to catch the best images, clips, and highlights from the championship.

You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official main IKF profiles (see below):

► instagram.com/korfball_org
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► x.com/korfball
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

IKF Africa Social Media profiles

► instagram.com/ikfafrica
► facebook.com/ikfafrica
► x.com/ikfafrica