xOn 11 January 2017, Israel Handball Association elected their President and the board members of the association in Tel-Aviv, Israel.  By majority vote, Mr Tal Lavi was elected new President.

The board of Israel Handball Association is composed as follows:

Tal Lavi

Tuvia Yogev

Raanan Sobel

Munsa Bar

Modi Gluzman

Eyal Gertman

Israel Shapsa

Raul Srugo

Avi Kachlon

Dudi Phalach

Orit Raz

Tzachi Weiss

Haim Tempelhoff

Moti Margalit

Riki Rozov

Ezra Avi Yehezkel

Pini Leibovitz

The Handball Federation of Angola held their elections on 25 February 2017, with Pedro Godhino being re-elected President of the federation. The result is as follows:

President: Pedro Celestino de Sousa Godinho

Vice President - Administration and Finances: Horacio Jose Van-Dunem de M. Feijo

Vice President - Provincial Associations: Inocencio Tomas Junior

Vice President - Institutional Support: Horacio de Jesus Rasgado

Vice President - Sport: Jose Tavres Baptista Venancio

On behalf of the international handball family, the President of the International Handball Federation would like to congratulate the Presidents of Israel Handball Association and Angola Handball Federation on their election. He is assured that they will put all their energies into the further development of handball at both national and international level.