Created on January 15, 1973 in Lagos (Nigeria) on the occasion of the 2nd African Games, the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) is the institution that manages handball in Africa. The African Handball Confederation is a non-political, non-profit organization that currently includes 53 affiliated African federations.
President: Babacar FALL (SEN)
1st Vice President: Marcel HEGBA (CMR)
2nd Vice President: Daksi ALLAOUI (ALG)
Secretary General: Colonel Issa AHMED (NGR)
Treasurer: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
In 1978, the headquarters of the African Handball Confederation was moved to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Following the elective Congress in Algiers (Algeria), the positions of Secretary General and Treasurer were combined.
President: Babacar FALL (SEN)
1st Vice President: Dr. Nabil Salem (EGY)
2nd Vice President: Said Bouamra (ALG)
Secretary General & Treasurer: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
The 6th Congress, held in Saly Portudal (Senegal) in 1986 as a prelude to the 40th Anniversary Congress of the International Handball Federation, resulted in a reorganization of the Executive Committee.
President: Babacar FALL (SEN)
1st Vice President: Dr. Nabil SALEM (EGY)
2nd Vice President: General R.O. Ishola Williams (NGR)
Secretary General & Treasurer: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
At the 10th Election Congress in February 1995 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the delegates decided to separate the positions of Secretary General and Treasurer. Furthermore, in order to maintain cohesion within the African Handball community until the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, a position of Deputy President in charge of Administration and Finance was created, and Dr. Nabil SALEM retained the position of President from 1995 to 1996.
President: Dr. Nabil SALEM (EGY)
1st Vice President: Mohamed BEN KALIFA (TUN)
2nd Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)
Secretary General: Kitsadi ZORRINO (CGO)
Treasurer: El Hadj Almamy DIABY (GUI)
Deputy President in charge of Administration and Finance: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
Transitional period after the 1995 elections: new executive roles were created to maintain cohesion until the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
President: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
1st Vice President: Mohamed BEN KALIFA (TUN)
2nd Vice President: Dr Lanre GLOVER (NGR)
Secretary General: Kitsadi ZORRINO (CGO)
Treasurer: El Hadj Almamy DIABY (GUI)
Period following the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with the newly elected executive committee.
President: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
1st Vice President: Mohamed BEN KALIFA (TUN)
2nd Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)
Secretary General: Dr. Mansourou AREMOU (BEN)
Treasurer: Théophile LAWSON (NIG)
Executive committee during the period 2000 to 2004.
Executive committee during the period 2004 to 2008.
Executive committee during the period 2008 to 2012.
Executive committee during the period 2012 to 2016.
The elective Congress, initially scheduled for 2020, was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Executive committee during the period 2020 to 2025.
1973-1993
1993-1996
1996-2008
Since 2008
Created on January 15, 1973 in Lagos (Nigeria) on the occasion of the 2nd African Games, the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) is the institution that manages handball in Africa.