CAA 2027: Congress and Cross-Country Championships Set for Eswatini
Two major events are on the agenda for the 2027 season: the 31st CAA elective congress and the 7th edition of the African Cross-Country Championships. Both events will take place in Mbabane, the capital of Eswatini.
The championships, scheduled for March 20, are part of a four-day CAA program in Eswatini that includes the CAA Council meeting on March 17, the elective congress on March 18, and a technical meeting on March 19.
This elective congress follows the death on May 13 of CAA President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon, who had held the position since 2003.
31st CAA Congress: Who will take after the departed President KALKABA?
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) announces that its 31st Congress is scheduled to take place on March 19, 2027, in Mbabane, Eswatini. The Council will meet beforehand on March 18, 2027.
During this elective congress, ONLY the CAA President will be elected by vote. This person will succeed President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, who passed away last 13 May while in office.
Regional Presidents and Individual Members of the Council are elected at their respective congresses, in accordance with the quotas set out in the Statutes. Their election is ratified by the CAA Congress, as is that of the Chair of the Athletes' Commission, in their capacity as an ex-officio member of the CAA Council.
Regions must hold their elective general assemblies before January 21, 2027, and submit to the CAA the list of elected members who will represent them on the future CAA Council no later than January 31, 2027.
7TH AFRICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
See you in Eswatini on March 20, 2027.
The Confederation of African Athletics CAA will organize the seventh edition of the African cross country championships. These cross-country championships will take place in Mbabane (ESWATINI) on March 20, 2027 after a three-year break.
The return of the championships will give African federations another major platform for cross-country runners as they prepare for the 2027 season and the wider build-up to the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China and the 2028 Olympic Games.
The championships would form part of a four-day CAA programme in Eswatini that will include the CAA Council Meeting on March 17, the Elective Congress on March 18 and a technical meeting on March 19.
The elective congress follows the death of long-serving CAA president Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon on May 13 this year.
The seven (07) events comprising the program will be performed on the following approximate distances:
Senior race Men: 10 km
U20 race Men: 8 km
U18 race Men: 6 km
Senior race Women: 10 km
U20 race Women: 6 km
U18 race Women: 4 km
Mixed relay (two Men, two Women): 4 Loops