The Confederation Africaine de Handball, often referred to by the acronym CAHB, is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

. Founded in 1973 after the 2nd African Games in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, it represents the national handball associations of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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The CAHB headquarter is located in Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

, Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

. Its current President is the Ivorian

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 Christophe Yapo Achy.

Country

• African Men's Handball Championship
• African Women's Handball Championship
  African Women's Handball Championship
  The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years...
  
  
• African Junior Men's Handball Championship
• African Junior Women's Handball Championship
  African Junior Women's Handball Championship
  The African Junior Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Juniors Women's World...
  
  
• African Youth Men's Handball Championship
• African Youth Women's Handball Championship
• All-Africa Games
  Handball at the All-Africa Games
  Handball has been an All-Africa Games event since the first edition in 1965 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.- Summaries :- Participating nations : Rq: The table is not complete.- Summaries :- Participating nations :...
  
  

Club

• African Handball Champions League
  African Handball Champions League
  The African Handball Champions League is an annual international club handball competition run by the Confédération Africaine de Handball. The top club sides from Africa's handball leagues are invited to participate in this competition, the tournament serves as a qualifying tournament for the Super...
  
  
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
  African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
  The African Handball Cup Winner's Cup is an annual international club handball competition run by the Confédération Africaine de Handball. The cup winners from Africa's national handball leagues are invited to participate in this competition.-Summary :...
  
  
• African Handball Super Cup
  African Handball Super Cup
  The African Handball Super Cup is an annual international club handball competition run by the Confédération Africaine de Handball. It's between the winners of the Champions League and the Cup Winners' Cup.-Finals:-Winners by Club:-Winners by Country:...
  
  
• African Women's Handball Champions League
  African Women's Handball Champions League
  The African Women's Handball Champions League is an annual international women's handball club competition run by the Confédération Africaine de Handball...
  
  
• African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
  African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
  The African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup is an annual international women's handball club competition run by the Confédération Africaine de Handball...
  
  
• African Women's Handball Super Cup

External Links

• CAHB official website