The African Handball Confederation was the first such continental confederation and is tied to 53 national federations. It is also the continental confederation with the highest number of members within the IHF. The founding congress took place on January 15, 1973, in
Lagos,
Nigeria, during the
2nd All-Africa Games. It was attended by
Alberto de San Roman (
Spain), the vice-president of the International Handball Federation. The committee, which had done all the preparation work, was awarded with executive functions within the confederation. Dr.
Salem Nabil became president, and
Babacar Fall became secretary general. Its headquarters is in
Abidjan,
Ivory Coast. File:Cahblogo.jpg|Old logo File:CAHB (logo).png|Former logo File:CAHB (logo2).png|Present logo ==CAHB presidents==