The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to ) 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.
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 DogboCouncil 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 CompetitionsCurrent ChampionTitle African Men's Handball Championship (2026) 10th African Women's Handball Championship (2024) 16th African Men's Junior Handball Championship (2024) 14th African Women's Junior Handball Championship (2025) 1st African Men's Youth Handball Championship (2024) 8th African Women's Youth Handball Championship (2025) 6th
Clubs CompetitionsCurrent ChampionTitle African Handball Champions League Al Ahly (2024) 7th African Handball Cup Winners' Cup Al Ahly (2025) 5th 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
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 2028TotalMen 10/ 12/ 10/ 10/ 4 11/ 6/ 7/ 12/ 10/ 9/ 4/ 5/ 8 16/ 10/ 8/ 12/ 4 Total 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 16Women 7/ 9/ 9/ 12/ 10/ 8/ 10/ 9/ 8 6/ 1 8/ 1 8/ 1 Total — 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
World Championship record MenTeam 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 2025Total 15/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 17/ 15/ 13/ 18/ 17/ 19/ 15/ 17/ 24/ 22/ 31/ 30/ 17 20/ 21/ 24/ 23/ 30/ 5 32/ 23/ 23/ 3 28/ 1 14/ 12/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 4/ 15/ 14/ 17/ 14/ 14/ 16/ 14/ 13/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 18 31/ 1 22/ 23/ 17/ 22/ 23/ 20/ 29/ 30/ 8 23/ 1 15/ 15/ 16/ 12/ 10/ 14/ 4/ 11/ 17/ 20/ 11/ 15/ 19/ 12/ 25/ 25/ 22/ 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 71WomenTeam—— 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 12/ 19/ 22/ 3 16/ 16/ 13/ 15/ 15/ 13/ 17/ 16/ 7/ 11/ 8/ 16/ 16/ 19/ 15/ 25/ 15/ 10/ 18 22/ 20/ 28/ 24/ 4 12/ 22/ 22/ 17/ 20/ 23/ 26/ 7 DR Congo 20/ 24/ 20/ 3 17/ 14/ 20/ 21/ 21/ 18/ 16/ 7 28/ 1 Senegal 18/ 18/ 24/ 3 12/ 19/ 18/ 15/ 14/ 18/ 17/ 21/ 24/ 27/ 20/ 11 Total ————— 1 1 1 — 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 53
Sponsors Qatar Airways
References
External links CAHB official website