One of IHF's six continental confederations, the SCAHC was formed officially on 5 April 2019 in Cali (Colombia).

The IHF Council decision was taken on the facts that there are no signs of development in the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries.

There was some development in South American level but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa.

[1] No team from Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and the IHF Men's Junior World Championship till date.

The PATHF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and it annulled IHF's decision.