# 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).
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.
* Old logo
* Former logo
* Present logo

## 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 |
| Council Members | Diouf Seydou |
| Council Members | 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 (2022) | 15th |
| 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 | Zamalek (2019) | 12th |
| African Handball Cup Winners' Cup | Zamalek (2022) | 6th |
| African Handball Super Cup | Al Ahly (2022) | 2nd |
| 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

* 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 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 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 |

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