African Handball Confederation

The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to 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 CAHB
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball
Official website	cahbonline.info
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)	Association of African Sports Confederations
Governance
President	Mansourou Aremou
Vice-President	Medhat El-Beltagy
Secretariat
Address	08 BP 1518 Abidjan
Country	Côte d'Ivoire
Secretary General	Charles Omboumahou
Official Language(s)	English & French
Number of staff	14
Finance
Sponsors	Hummel Qatar Airways

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 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, 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 became secretary general.

Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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CAHB presidents

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

CAHB secretaries general

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

CAHB Executive Committee

Designation	Name
President	Mansourou Aremou
1st Vice-president	Medhat El-Beltagy
2nd Vice-president	Pedro Godinho
Secretary General	Charles Omboumahou
Treasurer	Auguste Dogbo

CAHB Council

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

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 (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	Angola (2023)	11th
African Men's Youth Handball Championship	Egypt (2024)	8th
African Women's Youth Handball Championship	Egypt (2023)	5th

Clubs

Competitions	Current Champion	Title
African Handball Champions League	Al Ahly (2024)	7th
African Handball Cup Winners' Cup	ES Tunis (2024)	4th
African Handball Super Cup	Al Ahly (2025)	5th
African Women's Handball Champions League	1º de Agosto (2023)	8th
African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup	1º de Agosto (2024)	5th
African Women's Handball Super Cup	Petro Atlético (2025)	20th

CAHB members

Africa Handball Confederation's zones

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

Summer Olympics record

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

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	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		16
Angola																			20/24	21/24					24/24	23/24	30/32			5
Cape Verde																											32/32	23/32		2
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		17
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		16
Total	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	5		66
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

Sponsors

• Qatar Airways