With a unanimous decision of WAAf Executive Board, the Fédération Algérienne de Tir Sportif won the bid to host the 15th African Archery Championships, which will be held in Oran, Algeria (ALG) on 21 – 26 July 2026. Oran is considered the second most important city of Algeria, because of its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. In 2022, […]
As a part of its archery development plan in Africa for the year 2025, World Archery Africa (WAAf) organized a new “Beginner Archery Coaches’ Course” in coordination with the Federation of Archery Lesotho from 7 to 12 October 2025. The course was held in “The Lepereng Olympafrica Centre” in Maseru, Lesotho, under the supervision of […]
Ahmed Tarik Amiry has recently been elected as a member of the World Archery Executive Board. During the WA Congress held on September 2-3, 2025, in Gwangju, Korea, Ahmed Tarik Amiry, President of World Archery Africa (WAAf), President of the Sudan Archery Federation, and First Vice President of the Arab Archery Federation, was elected to […]
World Archery and World Archery Africa, in coordination with the Egyptian Archery Federation and the support of Olympic Solidarity (OS), are organizing a World Archery Level-1 coaching course which takes place in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 August 2025. The course started today with the participation of (21) coaches representing (5) African Member Associations, […]
World Archery Africa mourns the passing of Mr. Karim Farhat, member of its current Executive Board, former president of the Libyan Archery Federation, and member of the Libyan Olympic Committee. He departed this life after a journey filled with dedication to developing Libyan sports, particularly archery, at both local and continental levels. He had a prominent […]
WAAf Congress 2024 was held on December 16th in Cairo, Egypt. Tom Dielen, WA Secretary General, and Constance Terrier, WA Chief Operations Officer, attended the Congress which saw the attendance of 14 Member Associations plus 3 proxies. Following a short welcome speech, President Tarik Amiry opened the Congress and gave the floor to Mr. Tom […]
In partnership with the Cameroonian Shooting Federation (CSF), WAAf has recently organized a beginner archery training course for the benefit of a group of ambitious coaches from different parts of the country. For seven days (26 October to 1 November) 24 candidates attended the course in Yaoundé, CMR intending to be able to train younger […]
WAAf president, Mr. Tarik Amiry took part in the ANOCA / African Olympic Confederations meeting which took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 11 to 14 October. The meeting agenda was focusing mainly on the situation of the coming African Games that will be held in Cairo, Egypt in 2027 and probabilities of qualifying for the […]
After a relatively long period of inactivity both locally and internationally, the Royal Moroccan Archery Federation held its elective general assembly today under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education and Sports. The assembly was held in Casablanca in presence of representatives of local authorities, a NOC representative, and two judicial delegates appointed by a […]
After conducting a successful archery coaches course in Somalia, WAAf concluded the second part of the partnership with the Somali Archery Federation by sending 10 archery foam targets to Mogadishu last week. The Somali Archery Federation is one of many member associations which have been striving to develop archery in their countries. Organizing local archery […]
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