Confederation of African Athletics

The Confederation of African Athletics, abbreviated CAA and known in French as the Confederation Africaine d Athletisme, is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. The confederation organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions for the sport. It was founded on 17 January 1973 and, before 1992, was called the Confederation of African Amateur Athletics, and sometimes the African Amateur Athletics Federation. Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon held the presidency from 2003 until May 2026. It serves the national athletics associations of the continent and sits under World Athletics at the global level.