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Created on 15 January 1973 in Lagos (Nigeria) on the occasion of the 2nd African Games, the African Handball  Confederation  (CAHB) is the institution that handles handball in Africa. It is an apolitical non-profit organization. To date, 50 African federations are affiliated to the CAHB. Its headoffice is in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1973 TO 1978

A provisional committee was set up at a meeting in Tunis (Tunisia) in 1972 to invite African countries to participate in the Constitutive General Assembly of the African Handball Confederation scheduled for January 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria.  Of the 2nd African Games. The countries present at this first historic meeting were Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon. The Provisional Committee was composed as follows, with headquarters in Dakar, Senegal:

President : Dr Nabil SALEM (Egypt)

Secretary General: Babacar FALL (Senegal)

Treasurer: Mohamed N’CERIE (Morocco)

Members: Saleh BRAHIMI (Algeria)
Slim BEN GHACHEM (Tunisia)

The Constitutive Congress was held in Lagos (Nigeria) on 15 January 1973 in the presence of Mr Alberto SAN ROMAN (Spain), Vice President of the International Handball Federation.

The city of Lagos was chosen to house the headoffice of the organization created to manage handball in Africa.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1973 TO 1978

Chairman: 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)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1978 TO 1986

At the 3rd Congress of Algiers (Algeria) in 1978, the positions of Secretary General and Treasurer were combined. The headoffice  of the African Handball Confederation was moved to Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).

President : Babacar FALL (SEN)

1st Vice President: Dr. Nabil Salem (EGY)

2nd Vice President: Said Bouamra (ALG)

Secretary General and Treasurer: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 1986 TO 1993

The sixth Congress of Saly Portudal (Senegal) in 1986 as a prelude to the Congress of 40 years of the International Handball Federation resulted in a reshuffle of the Executive Committee.

It was after the 9th Congress in 1993 in Cairo (Egypt) that President Babacar FALL died and was replaced by Dr. Nabil Salem (EGYPT) to take the interim until the next Congress.

President : Babacar FALL (SEN)

1st Vice President: Dr. Nabil Salem (EGY)

2nd Vice President: General R.O. Ishola Williams (NGR)

Secretary General and Treasurer: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 1993 TO 1996

Following the death of President Babacar FALL in 1993, the First Vice-President, Dr. Nabil SALEM served as interim until the 10th Election Congress in February 1995 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During this  congress, the delegates decided to separate the post of Secretary General to the postion  of Treasurer. In an effort to preserve the cohesion of African handball until the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, another postion of Deputy President in charge of Administration and Finance was created, and Dr Nabil SALEM remained President from 1995 to 1996.

President: Dr Nabil SALEM

Deputy President  for Administration and Finance: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)

1st Vice President: Mohamed BEN KALIFA (TUN)

2nd Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)

Secretary General and Treasurer: Kitsadi ZORRINO (CGO)

Treasurer: El Hadj Almamy DIABY (GUI)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 1996 TO 2000

After the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Mr. YAPO Achy Christophe became the President of the Confederation.

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)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 2000 TO 2004

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)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 2004 TO 2008

President: Christophe Achy YAPO (CIV)

1st Vice President: Khouaja ​​TOUAFIK (TUN)

2nd Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)

Secretary General: Dr Mansourou AREMOU (BEN)

Treasurer: Morning NJANGA MPOULI (CMR)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 2008 TO 2012

President: Dr Mansourou AREMOU (BEN)

1st Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)

2nd Vice President: El Medhat BELTAGY (EGY)

Secretary General: Dr Nicole ASSELE (GAB)

Treasurer: Auguste DOGBO (TOG)
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 2012 TO 2016

President: Dr Mansourou AREMOU (BEN)

1st Vice President: Dr. Lanre GLOVER (NGR)

2nd Vice President: El Medhat BELTAGY (EGY)

Secretary General: Mr OMBOUMAHOU Charles (CGO)

Treasurer: Auguste DOGBO (TOG)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM 2016 TO 2020

President: Dr Mansourou AREMOU (BEN)

1st Vice President:El Medhat BELTAGY (EGY) 

2nd Vice President: M. PEDRO Celestino De Sousa Godinho (ANG)

Secretary General: Mr OMBOUMAHOU Charles (CGO)

Treasurer: Auguste DOGBO (TOG)