African Handball Confederation
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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).
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African Handball Confederation CAHB | |
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Sport | Handball |
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Official website | cahbonline |
History | |
Year of formation | 15 January 1973; 51 years ago (1973-01-15) Lagos, Nigeria |
Demographics | |
Membership size | 53 Members (52 full, 1 non-active) |
International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
IHF member since | 1973 |
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Governance | |
President | Mansourou Aremou |
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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 |
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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.