African Handball Confederation

African Handball Confederation
French: Confédération Africaine de Handball

Flag of the African Handball Confederation
Abbreviation	CAHB
Formation	15 January 1973; 48 years ago (1973-01-15)
Founded at	Lagos, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Type	Continental Sports Federation
Purpose	Development of Handball & Beach Handball in Africa
Headquarters	Abidjan, 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
Affiliations	International Handball Federation, Association of African Sports Confederations
Website	www.cahbonline.info

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).

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

History[]

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 (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. became President and Secretary General.

Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

CAHB Presidents[]

S. No.	Name	Country	Tenure
1.	Mr.	Senegal	1973 – 1993
2.	Dr.	Egypt	1993 – 1996
3.	Mr.	Ivory Coast	1996 – 2008
4.	Dr.	Benin	September 2008 – Till date

CAHB Secretary Generals[]

S. No.	Name	Country	Tenure
1.	Colonel	Nigeria	1973 – 1978
2.	Mr.	Ivory Coast	1978 – 1993
3.	Mr.	Republic of the Congo	1993 – 2000
4.	Dr.	Benin	2000 – 2008
5.	Dr.	Gabon	2008 – 2012
6.	Mr.	Republic of the Congo	2012 – Till date

CAHB Executive Committee[]

Designation	Name	Country
President	Dr.	Benin
1st Vice-President	Mr.	Egypt
2nd Vice-President	Mr.	Angola
Secretary General	Mr.	Republic of the Congo
Treasurer	Mr.	Togo

CAHB Council[]

Designation	Name	Country
President	Dr.	Benin
1st Vice-President	Mr.	Egypt
2nd Vice-President	Mr.	Angola
Secretary General	Mr.	Republic of the Congo
Treasurer	Mr.	Togo
Council Members	Dr.	Ivory Coast
	Mr.	Senegal
	Mr.	Algeria
President Zone 1	Mr.	Tunisia
President Zone 2	Mr.	Guinea
President Zone 3	Mr.	Burkina Faso
President Zone 4	Mr.	Democratic Republic of the Congo
President Zone 5	Mrs.	Uganda
President Zone 6	Mrs.	South Africa

CAHB Tournaments[]

Nations

• African Men's Handball Championship
• African Women's Handball Championship
• African Men's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Junior Handball Championship
• African Men's Youth Handball Championship
• African Women's Youth Handball Championship
• African Games

Clubs

• African Handball Champions League
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
• African Handball Super Cup
• African Women's Handball Champions League
• African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
• African Women's Handball Super Cup

Title Holders[]

Nations[]

Competitions	Current Champion	Title
African Men's Handball Championship	Egypt (2020)	7th
African Women's Handball Championship	Angola (2021)	14th
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 ()	12th
African Handball Cup Winners' Cup	ES Sahel ()	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[]

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 6

Zone 7

• ✝ means non-active member

Summer olympics record[]

Nation	1936	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	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		6
Tunisia		16/16							10/12			8/12	12/12		4
Total	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2		14
Women
Angola								7/8	9/10	9/10	12/12	10/12	8/12	Q	6
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		9

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
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			14
Angola																			20/24	21/24					24/24	23/24	4
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	15
Morocco														22/24	23/24	17/24	22/24	23/24		20/24							6
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	14
Total	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		62
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
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	Q	15
Cameroon																			22/24						20/24		2
Congo										12/12						22/24	22/24			17/24	20/24						5
DR Congo																							20/24	24/24		Q	3
Ivory Coast														17/20	14/24	20/24		21/24	21/24		18/24	16/24					7
Senegal																										Q	1
Tunisia								12/12									19/24	18/24		15/24	14/24	18/24	17/24	21/24	24/24		9
Total			—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3		42

Sponsors[]

• Qatar Airways

External links[]

• CAHB official website