African Handball Confederation

The African Handball Confederation, (acronym CAHB) referring to a (French: Confédération Africaine de Handball), is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 2nd All-Africa Games in Lagos (Nigeria), it represents the national handball associations of Africa under the supervision of the International Handball Federation (IHF).

African Handball Confederation
French: Confédération Africaine de Handball
Flag of the African Handball Confederation
AbbreviationCAHB
Formation15 January 1973 (1973-01-15)
Founded atLagos, Federal Republic of Nigeria
TypeContinental Sports Federation
PurposeDevelopment of Handball & Beach Handball in Africa
HeadquartersAbidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Membership
52 Members
Official language
English & French
President
Dr. Mansourou Aremou
1st Vice-President
Medhat El-Beltagy
Secretary General
Charles Omboumahou
AffiliationsInternational Handball Federation, Association of African Sports Confederations
Websitewww.cahbonline.info

The CAHB headquarters is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Its current President is the Dr. Mansourou Aremou from Benin. The motto of the organisation is Let's build African Handball together.

History
Old logo

The African Handball Confederation has been first continental confederation and with its 51 national federation. It is also the continental confederation with highest numbers of members within the IHF.

The founding congress took place on January 15, 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria during the 2nd All-Africa Games. It was attended by Alberto de San Roman (Spain), the Vice-President of the International Handball Federation. The committee, which had done all the preparation work, was awarded with executive functions within the confederation. Dr. Salem Nabil became President and Babacar Fall Secretary General.

Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

CAHB Presidents
S. No.NameCountryTenure
1.Mr. Babacar Fall Senegal1973 – 1993
2.Dr. Nabil Salem Egypt1993 – 1996
3.Mr. Christophe Yapo Achy Ivory Coast1996 – 2008
4.Dr. Mansourou Aremou BeninSeptember 2008 – Till date

CAHB Secretary Generals
S. No.NameCountryTenure
1.Colonel Issa Ahmed Nigeria1973 – 1978
2.Mr. Christophe Yapo Achy Ivory Coast1978 – 1993
3.Mr. Ferdinand Kitsadi Zorrino Republic of the Congo1993 – 2000
4.Dr. Mansourou Aremou Benin2000 – 2008
5.Dr. Nicole Assele Gabon2008 – 2012
6.Mr. Charles Omboumahou Republic of the Congo2012 – Till date

CAHB Executive Committee
DesignationNameCountry
PresidentDr. Mansourou Aremou Benin
1st Vice-PresidentMr. Medhat El-Beltagy Egypt
2nd Vice-PresidentMr. Pedro Godinho Angola
Secretary GeneralMr. Charles Omboumahou Republic of the Congo
TreasurerMr. Auguste Dogbo Togo

CAHB Council
DesignationNameCountry
PresidentDr. Mansourou Aremou Benin
1st Vice-PresidentMr. Medhat El-Beltagy Egypt
2nd Vice-PresidentMr. Pedro Godinho Angola
Secretary GeneralMr. Charles Omboumahou Republic of the Congo
TreasurerMr. Auguste Dogbo Togo
Council MembersDr. François Gnamian Ivory Coast
Mr. Diouf Seydou Senegal
Mr. Habib Labane Algeria
President Zone 1Mr. Mourad Mestiri Tunisia
President Zone 2Mr. Camara Mamadouba Guinea
President Zone 3Mr. Alain Patrick Pare Burkina Faso
President Zone 4Mr. Amos Mbayo Kitenge Democratic Republic of the Congo
President Zone 5Mrs. Sheila Agonzibwa Richardson Uganda
President Zone 6Mrs. Ruth Saunders South Africa

CAHB Tournaments
Nations
Clubs

Title Holders

Nations
Competitions Current Champion Title
African Men's Handball Championship  Egypt (2020) 7th
African Women's Handball Championship  Angola (2018) 13th
African Men's Junior Handball Championship  Egypt (2018) 12th
African Women's Junior Handball Championship  Tunisia (2019) 1st
African Men's Youth Handball Championship  Egypt (2018) 6th
African Women's Youth Handball Championship  Egypt (2019) 3rd

Clubs
Competitions Current Champion Title
African Handball Champions League Zamalek (2019) 12th
African Handball Cup Winners' Cup ES Sahel (2019) 2nd
African Handball Super Cup Zamalek (2019) 6th
African Women's Handball Champions League 1º de Agosto (2019) 6th
African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup 1º de Agosto (2019) 4th
African Women's Handball Super Cup 1º de Agosto (2019) 5th

CAHB Members
Africa Handball Confederation's zones

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 6

Zone 7

Summer olympics record
Nation
1936
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020		Total
Men
 Algeria10/1212/1210/1210/12 4
 Egypt11/126/127/1212/1210/129/12 6
 Tunisia16/1610/128/1212/12 4
Total—1—111122111214
Women
 Angola7/89/109/1012/1210/128/12Q 6
 Republic of the Congo6/6 1
 Ivory Coast8/8 1
 Nigeria8/8 1
Total———1—111111119

World Championship record
Men
Team
1938
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017

2019		 Total
 Algeria15/1616/1616/1616/1616/2417/2415/2413/2418/2417/2419/2415/2417/2424/24 14
 Angola20/2421/2424/2423/24 4
 Egypt14/1612/166/246/247/244/2415/2414/2417/2414/2414/2416/2414/2413/248/24 15
 Morocco22/2423/2417/2422/2423/2420/24 6
 Nigeria23/24 1
 Tunisia15/1615/2416/2412/2410/2414/244/2411/2417/2420/2411/2415/2419/2412/24 14
Total————11—10111144544443333362
Women
Team — —
1957
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019		 Total
 Algeria12/1219/2422/24 3
 Angola16/1616/1613/2015/2415/2413/2417/2416/247/2411/248/2416/2416/2419/24Q 15
 Cameroon22/2420/24 2
 Congo12/1222/2422/2417/2420/24 5
DR Congo20/2424/24Q 3
 Ivory Coast17/2014/2420/2421/2421/2418/2416/24 7
SenegalQ 1
 Tunisia12/1219/2418/2415/2414/2418/2417/2421/2424/24 9
Total—————111—1123333334343342

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