Korfball is a hand-held sport played on a rectangular field of play in which two mixed teams attempt to shoot a ball into the other team's korf (basket). The object is to be the first team to score seven points. The first recorded match of korfball was played in Germany in 1883. It was played with a tennis ball and eight players on each side. The sport soon spread across Europe where it is now played in countries including Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In Africa, korfball has only been played for less than 100 years. It was introduced to Nigeria by British colonists who played it as a form of exercise after hunting or farming duties had been completed. Today, there are more than 5,000 people in 15 clubs in Nigeria playing this unique sport. In Australia, korfball started as a recreational sport for German expatriates. The first Australian Korfball Association club was founded in Melbourne in 1895. Now there are over 150 clubs and tens of thousands of players in Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific islands. In North America, korfball began when German immigrants brought the sport to the United States and Canada.