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African Handball Confederation CAHB | |
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Sport | Handball |
Other sports | |
Official website | cahbonline |
History | |
Year of formation | 15 January 1973Lagos, Nigeria |
Demographics | |
Membership size | 53 Members (52 full, 1 non-active) |
International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
IHF member since | 1973 |
Other affiliation(s) | |
Governance | |
President | Mansourou Aremou |
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Secretariat | |
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Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
Secretary General | Charles Omboumahou |
Official Language(s) | English & French |
Number of staff | 14 |
Finance | |
Sponsors | Hummel Qatar Airways |
The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to French: Confédération Africaine de Handball) 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."