African Handball Confederation ( FR Confédération Africaine de Handball , abbreviated CAHB ; Eng. African Handball Confederation ) - the structure that controls handball in Africa . It unites 50 national federations. Represents the International Handball Federation (IHF) on the African continent. The headquarters is located in the city of Abidjan ( Côte d'Ivoire ). The president of CAHB is Mansour Aremu ( Benin ).
| Confédération Africaine de Handball | |
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| Membership | 50 national associations |
| Headquarters |  Abidjan |
| Type of organization | Sports Federation |
| official languages | French , English , Arabic |
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| The president |  Mansuru Aremu |
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| Founded by | 1973 year |
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History
African Handball Confederation (SANV) was founded on January 15, 1973 in Lagos ( Nigeria ) during the II All-African Games . In 1980, the confederation consisted of 23 national associations. In 2012 , 50 countries were members of the SANW.
Men's handball was included in program I of the All-African Games , held in Brazzaville ( Republic of the Congo ) in 1965 . Since 1978 , women's teams have also taken part in the Games.
In 1974 , the first African championships for men and women national teams were held in Tunisia .
Since 1980 , African championships have been held among men's and women's youth national teams. Since 2000, African championships have been played among boys and girls.
Presidents of SANV
- 1973-1993 - Babaka Fall
- 1993-1996 - Nabil Salem
- 1996—2008 - Christoph Japo
- from 2008 - Mansuru Aremu
SANV structure
The highest organ of the African Confederation of Handball is Congress .
In order to solve the tasks set by the Congress before the SANV, as well as the statutory requirements, the delegates of the Congress elect a Council of 12 members, which implements the decisions of the Congress and also organizes the daily activities of the SANV. The Council consists of the President of the IANP, two Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General, the Treasurer and the Presidents of the territorial zones.
The Executive Committee (Executive Committee) is formed within the Council. It consists of a president, two vice presidents, a secretary general and a treasurer. The Executive Board carries out the day-to-day management of the SANV under the control of the Council and monitors the implementation of its decisions.
In order to solve the special tasks facing SANV, standing structures have been created in its structure: for organizing and conducting competitions, according to the rules of the game and refereeing, coaching and methodological, medical, and development.
The African Confederation of Handball also includes territorial zones. There are 7 of them: 1st (North African), 2nd (Atlantic), 3rd (West African), 4th (Central African), 5th (East African), 6th (South African) and 7th ( Indian Ocean).
Official Competitions
As part of its activities, the African Confederation of Handball is responsible for the following tournaments:
- Handball tournaments as part of the All-Africa Games - once every four years in the pre-Olympic season;
- African Championships among national teams - once every two years for even years;
- African Championships among youth national teams - once every two years in even (men) and odd (women) years;
- African Championships among junior national teams - once every two years in even (boys) and odd (girls) years;
- Club Championships in Africa - annually.
Members of SANV
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Links
- CAHB Official Website (Fr. )