African Handball Confederation

African Handball Confederation
CAHB logo
Formation	1973
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Membership	45 nations
Official languages	French, English and Arabic
President	Christophe Yapo Achy
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.

The CAHB headquarter is located in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Its current President is the Ivorian Christophe Yapo Achy.

History

Founded on January 15, 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria during the 2nd All Africa Games, the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) is the institution which runs handball in Africa. It is a non profit making apolitical organisation. To date, fifty (50) federations are affiliated to the CAHB. Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Tournaments

Country

• African Men's Handball Championship
• African Women's Handball Championship
• African Junior Men's Handball Championship
• African Junior Women's Handball Championship
• African Youth Men's Handball Championship
• African Youth Women's Handball Championship
• All-Africa Games

Club

• 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

Members

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea

Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia

Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Summer olympics record

Men

Nation	1936	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	Total
Algeria				10	12	10		10					4
Egypt							11	6	7	12	10		5
Tunisia		16							10			q	3
Total	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	12

Women

Nation	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	Total
Angola						7	9	9	12	q	5
Congo		6									1
Côte d'Ivoire				8							1
Nigeria					8						1
Total	0	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	14

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	17	15	13	18	17		19	15	q			13
Angola																			20	21						2
Egypt					14								12	6	6	7	4	15	14	17	14	14	q			12
Morocco														22	23	17	22	23		20						6
Nigeria																23										1
Tunisia						15								15	16	12	10	14	4	11	17	20	q			11
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3			56

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
Algeria													19								q			2
Angola										16	16	13	15	15	13	17	16	7	11	8	q			12
Cameroon																	22							1
Congo								12						22	22			17	20					5
Congo DR																					q			1
Côte d'Ivoire												17	14	20		21	21		18	16				7
Tunisia						12									19	18		15	14	18	q			7
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4			35

External Links

• CAHB official website