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Basketball governing body in Egypt
The Egyptian Basketball Federation is the governing body of the sport of
basketball in
Egypt. It joined
International Basketball Federation FIBA in 1934.
History
It was founded in 1934, and was a member of
FIBA Europe, as the
FIBA Africa zone was not founded until 1961.
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Offices
The Egyptian Basketball Federation offices are located in
Cairo.
Men's teams
The Egyptian Basketball Federation originally focused on the men's
Egyptian national basketball team, with their achievements including 9th place at the
1952 Summer Olympics, as well as its 5th place at the
1950 FIBA World Championship. At the
FIBA Africa Championships, Egypt holds a records number of 16 medals. Egypt's men's team participated in the
Summer Olympic Games seven times. In 1984 and 1988, Egypt came in the 12th on both occasions.
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Women's team
The
Egyptian women's national basketball team won the
FIBA Africa Championship for Women in
1966 and
1968, and came second in
1970, as the
United Arab Republic.
See also
References
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