African Handball Confederation
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CAHB logo
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| Formation | 1973 |
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| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Membership
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53 nations |
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Official language
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French, English & Arabic |
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President
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Dr. Mansourou A. Aremou 
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| 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.
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.
Updated as of 22 Sep 2013
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