The Egyptian national basketball team holds the record for best performance at the Basketball World Cup and at the Summer Olympics in Middle East and Africa. Egypt hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup and is the only African country to host an official basketball world cup at junior or senior level. Further, the country hosted the official African Basketball Championship on six occasions. Egypt also hosted multiple continental youth championships including the upcoming 2020 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship and the 2020 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women. "The Pharaos" won a record number of 16 medals at the official African Championship.