The founder of the korfball is Nico Broekhuijsen, who invented a common game for boys and girls in 1903.

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) was founded in Antwerp (Belgium) on the 11 June 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations.

The IKF was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993 and is affiliated to the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF), the International World Games Association (IWGA) and Sportaccord (Sportaccord).

The IKF aims to spread korfball around the globe. It provides sixty eight (68) (as per 20 August 2017) affiliated member countries with financial, material, and structural support to achieve this goal. Kenya (68) and Suriname (69) are the most recent new (associated) members after the decisions of the General Meeting 20 August 2017 in The Hague (NED). This General Meeting expelled Mongolia due to a lack of korfball activity.
(https://ikf.org/organisation/)