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| African Handball Confederation CAHB | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | cahbonline |
| History | |
| Year of formation | 15 January 1973; 52 years ago (1973-01-15)Lagos,Nigeria |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 53 Members(52 full, 1 non-active) |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1973 |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| Governance | |
| President | Mansourou Aremou |
| Vice-President |
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| Secretariat | |
| Address |
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| Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Secretary General | Charles Omboumahou |
| Official Language(s) | English &French |
| Number of staff | 14 |
| Finance | |
| Sponsors | Hummel Qatar Airways |
TheAfrican Handball Confederation (acronymCAHB, referring toFrench:Confédération Africaine de Handball) is the administrative and controlling body for Africanteam handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the2nd All-Africa Games inLagos (Nigeria), it represents the national handball associations ofAfrica under the supervision of theInternational Handball Federation (IHF).
The CAHB headquarters is located inAbidjan,Ivory Coast. Its current president is Dr.Mansourou Aremou fromBenin. The motto of the organisation is "Let's build African Handball together."
The African Handball Confederation was the first such continental confederation and is tied to 53 national federations. It is also the continental confederation with the highest number of members within the IHF.
The founding congress took place on January 15, 1973, inLagos,Nigeria, during the2nd All-Africa Games. It was attended byAlberto 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, andBabacar Fall became secretary general.
Its headquarters is inAbidjan,Ivory Coast.
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| S. No. | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Babacar Fall | 1973 – 1993 |
| 2 |  Nabil Salem | 1993 – 1996 |
| 3 |  Christophe Yapo Achy | 1996 – 2008 |
| 4 |  Mansourou Aremou | September 2008 – present |
| S. No. | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Issa Ahmed | 1973 – 1978 |
| 2 | Christophe Yapo Achy | 1978 – 1993 |
| 3 |  Ferdinand Kitsadi Zorrino | 1993 – 2000 |
| 4 | Mansourou Aremou | 2000 – 2008 |
| 5 |  Nicole Assele | 2008 – 2012 |
| 6 | Charles Omboumahou | 2012 – present |
| Designation | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mansourou Aremou |
| 1st Vice-president | Medhat El-Beltagy |
| 2nd Vice-president |  Pedro Godinho |
| Secretary General | Charles Omboumahou |
| Treasurer |  Auguste Dogbo |
| Designation | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mansourou Aremou |
| 1st Vice-president | Medhat El-Beltagy |
| 2nd Vice-president | Pedro Godinho |
| Secretary General | Charles Omboumahou |
| Treasurer | Auguste Dogbo |
| Council Members | François Gnamian |
| Diouf Seydou | |
 Habib Labane | |
| President Zone 1 |  Mourad Mestiri |
| President Zone 2 |  Camara Mamadouba |
| President Zone 3 |  Alain Patrick Pare |
| President Zone 4 |  Amos Mbayo Kitenge |
| President Zone 5 |  Sheila Agonzibwa Richardson |
| President Zone 6 |  Ruth Saunders |
| Competitions | Current Champion | Title |
|---|---|---|
| African Men's Handball Championship | Egypt (2024) | 9th |
| African Women's Handball Championship | Angola (2024) | 16th |
| African Men's Junior Handball Championship | Egypt (2024) | 14th |
| African Women's Junior Handball Championship | Egypt (2025) | 1st |
| African Men's Youth Handball Championship | Egypt (2024) | 8th |
| African Women's Youth Handball Championship | Egypt (2025) | 6th |
| Nation |  1972 [1] |  1980 [2][3] |  1984 [4] |  1988 [5][6] |  1992 [7][8] | 1996 [9][10] |  2000 [11][12] |  2004 [13][14] |  2008 [15][16] |  2012 [17][18] |  2016 [19][20] |  2020 [21][22] |  2024 | 2028 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 10/12 | 12/12 | 10/12 | 10/12 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 11/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 12/12 | 10/12 | 9/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 8 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 16/16 | 10/12 | 8/12 | 12/12 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Women | |||||||||||||||
| Angola | 7/8 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 12/12 | 10/12 | 8/12 | 10/12 | 9/12 | 8 | ||||||
| Republic of the Congo | 6/6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 8/8 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 8/8 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Total | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 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 | 2021 |  2023 |  2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 15/16 | 16/16 | 16/16 | 16/16 | 16/24 | 17/24 | 15/24 | 13/24 | 18/24 | 17/24 | 19/24 | 15/24 | 17/24 | 24/24 | 22/32 | 31/32 | 30/32 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Angola | 20/24 | 21/24 | 24/24 | 23/24 | 30/32 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cape Verde | 32/32 | 23/32 | 23/32 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DR Congo | 28/32 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 14/16 | 12/16 | 6/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 4/24 | 15/24 | 14/24 | 17/24 | 14/24 | 14/24 | 16/24 | 14/24 | 13/24 | 8/24 | 7/32 | 7/32 | 5/32 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Guinea | 31/32 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 22/24 | 23/24 | 17/24 | 22/24 | 23/24 | 20/24 | 29/32 | 30/32 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 23/24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 15/16 | 15/24 | 16/24 | 12/24 | 10/24 | 14/24 | 4/24 | 11/24 | 17/24 | 20/24 | 11/24 | 15/24 | 19/24 | 12/24 | 25/32 | 25/32 | 22/32 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 71 |
| 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 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
| Algeria | 12/12 | 19/24 | 22/24 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola | 16/16 | 16/16 | 13/20 | 15/24 | 15/24 | 13/24 | 17/24 | 16/24 | 7/24 | 11/24 | 8/24 | 16/24 | 16/24 | 19/24 | 15/24 | 25/32 | 15/32 | 17 | ||||||||||||
 Cameroon | 22/24 | 20/24 | 28/32 | 24/32 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 12/12 | 22/24 | 22/24 | 17/24 | 20/24 | 23/32 | 26/32 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DR Congo | 20/24 | 24/24 | 20/24 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 17/20 | 14/24 | 20/24 | 21/24 | 21/24 | 18/24 | 16/24 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 18/24 | 18/32 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12/12 | 19/24 | 18/24 | 15/24 | 14/24 | 18/24 | 17/24 | 21/24 | 24/24 | 27/32 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 53 | |||
| African Handball Confederation (CAHB) |  | ||||
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| Asian Handball Federation (AHF) | |||||
| European Handball Federation (EHF) | |||||
| North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) |
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| Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) | |||||
| South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) |
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| Associated Members | |||||
ǂ = suspended by the IHF | |||||
Internationalhandball | ||
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| International | | |
| Africa |
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| North America and Caribbean |
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| Defunct | ||
