African Handball Confederation

The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to 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 Dr. Mansourou Aremou 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 53 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 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

CAHB Members



 * Zone 1


 * Algeria
 * Libya
 * 🇲🇦 Morocco
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia


 * Zone 2


 * 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
 * Gambia
 * Guinea
 * Guinea Bissau
 * 🇲🇱 Mali
 * Mauritania
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal
 * 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone


 * Zone 3


 * 🇧🇯 Benin
 * Burkina Faso
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana
 * 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia
 * Niger
 * Nigeria
 * Togo


 * Zone 4


 * 🇨🇲 Cameroon
 * 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
 * Chad
 * Congo
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * Equatorial Guinea
 * 🇬🇦 Gabon
 * 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe


 * Zone 5


 * 🇧🇮 Burundi
 * 🇩🇯 Djibouti
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya
 * 🇷🇼 Rwanda
 * 🇸🇴 Somalia
 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan
 * Sudan
 * Tanzania
 * 🇺🇬 Uganda


 * Zone 6


 * Angola
 * Botswana
 * 🇸🇿 Eswatini
 * Lesotho
 * Malawi
 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia ✝
 * South Africa
 * Zambia
 * Zimbabwe


 * Zone 7


 * 🇰🇲 Comoros
 * Madagascar
 * Mauritius
 * Seychelles


 * ✝ means non-active member

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