African Handball Confederation
CAHB logo | |
Formation | 1973 |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Membership | 53 nations |
Official language | French, English & Arabic |
President | Dr. Mansourou A. Aremou |
Website | www.cahbonline |
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 in 1973 after the 2nd African 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. Mansourou A. 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 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 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 Presidents
S. No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
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1. | Mr. Babacar Fall | Senegal | 1973 - 1993 |
2. | Dr. Nabil Salem | Egypt | 1993 - 1996 |
3. | Mr. Christophe Yapo Achy | Ivory Coast | 1996 - 2008 |
4. | Dr. Mansourou Aremou | Benin | September 2008 - Till date |
CAHB Secretary Generals
S. No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
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1. | Colonel Issa Ahmed | Nigeria | 1973 - 1978 |
2. | Mr. Christophe Yapo Achy | Ivory Coast | 1978 - 1993 |
3. | Mr. Ferdinand Kitsadi Zorrino | Republic of the Congo | 1993 - 2000 |
4. | Dr. Mansourou Aremou | Benin | 2000 - 2008 |
5. | Dr. Nicole Assele | Gabon | 2008 - 2012 |
6. | Mr. Charles Omboumahou | Republic of the Congo | 2012 - Till date |
CAHB Executive Committee
Designation | Name | Country |
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President | Dr. Mansourou Aremou | Benin |
1st Vice-President | Mr. Medhat El-Beltagy | Egypt |
2nd Vice-President | Mr. Pedro Godinho | Angola |
Secretary General | Mr. Charles Omboumahou | Republic of the Congo |
Treasurer | Mr. Auguste Dogbo | Togo |
CAHB Council
Designation | Name | Country |
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President | Dr. Mansourou Aremou | Benin |
1st Vice-President | Mr. Medhat El-Beltagy | Egypt |
2nd Vice-President | Mr. Pedro Godinho | Angola |
Secretary General | Mr. Charles Omboumahou | Republic of the Congo |
Treasurer | Mr. Auguste Dogbo | Togo |
Council Members | Dr. François Gnamian | Ivory Coast |
Mr. Diouf Seydou | Senegal | |
Mr. Habib Labane | Algeria | |
President Zone 1 | Mr. Mourad Mestiri | Tunisia |
President Zone 2 | Mr. Camara Mamadouba | Guinea |
President Zone 3 | Mr. Alain Patrick Pare | Burkina Faso |
President Zone 4 | Mr. Amos Mbayo Kitenge | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
President Zone 5 | Mr. Sheila Agonzibwa Richardson | Uganda |
President Zone 6 | Mrs. Ruth Saunders | 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 | African Championship | African Junior Championship | African Youth Championship | |||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Egypt (2016) | Angola (2016) | Tunisia (2016) | Angola (2015) | Tunisia (2016) | Egypt (2015) | |
Clubs | Champions Cup | Cup Winner's Cup | Super Cup | |||
Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Al Ahly (2016) | 1º de Agosto (2016) | Al Ahly (2017) | 1º de Agosto (2016) | Al Ahly (2017) | 1º de Agosto (2017) |
CAHB Members
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Non-Member Countries
Top ten CAHB Men's teams
Updated as of 22 Sep 2013
Rank | Team | Points |
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15 | Egypt | 62 |
18 | Tunisia | 45 |
20 | Algeria C | 31 |
33 | Morocco | 8 |
42 | Angola | 3 |
47 | Nigeria | 1 |
C Current Africa champion
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Top ten CAHB Women's teams
Updated as of 03 Nov 2013
Rank | Team | Points |
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18 | AngolaC | 48 |
26 | Tunisia | 18 |
27 | Ivory Coast | 14 |
29 | Congo | 10 |
39 | Ivory Coast | 3 |
43 | DR Congo | 2 |
61 | Cameroon | 4.8 |
48 | Cape Verde | 1 |
C Current Africa champion
|}Summer olympics record
Men
Nation | 1936 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | Total |
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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 | 6 | |||||||
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 |
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 | Q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Q | 14 | |||||||||||
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 | Q | 13 | ||||||||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | |
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 |
Total |
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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 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Cameroon | 22/24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Congo | 12/12 | 22/24 | 22/24 | 17/24 | 20/24 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DR Congo | 20/24 | 24/24 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 17/20 | 14/24 | 20/24 | 21/24 | 21/24 | 18/24 | 16/24 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 12/12 | 19/24 | 18/24 | 15/24 | 14/24 | 18/24 | 17/24 | 21/24 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 38 |