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 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 Presidents CAHB Secretary Generals CAHB Executive Committee CAHB Council 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 Clubs 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 World Championship record Sponsors Qatar Airways External links CAHB official website National members of the International Handball Federation +Africa Handball Sports organizations established in 1973