African Handball Confederation

The African Handball Federation (franz: Confédération Africaine de Handball; CAHB ) is the governing body for handball in Africa with 45 national member associations and one of five continental federations of the International Handball Federation.

It was founded in 1973 by 20 nations at the 2nd Handball African Cup of Nations in Lagos / Nigeria and has its headquarters in Abidjan / Ivory Coast. President is the Ivorians Christophe Yapo Achy. The official languages ​​are English, French and Arabic.

The association can be aligned in a member country every two years the Handball African Cup of Nations. The reigning African champions Tunisia are in the men's and Angola with the ladies.

Furthermore, the CAHB competitions for club teams organized:

  • CAHB Champions League
African Handball Championship Angola women's national handball team Asian Handball Federation Oceania Continent Handball Federation Pan-American Team Handball Federation
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