Basketball Federation of Kosova
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The Basketball Federation of Kosova (Albanian
: Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës, officially in English
: Basketball Federation of Kosova http://www.fbk-ks.com/http://www.eurobasket.com/KOS/KOS.asp) is the governing body of basketball
in Kosovo
.
It organizes the Siguria Superleague and the Kosova Basketball Cup. It has also fielded a team which has represented Kosovo in international friendlies.
The Basketball Federation of Kosovo has thus far been denied entry into the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA), the latest rejection taking place in Beijing
at the annual FIBA Central Board meeting on 26 April 2008, with the reason: "Kosovo has not fulfilled all required conditions".
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
: Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës, officially in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Basketball Federation of Kosova http://www.fbk-ks.com/http://www.eurobasket.com/KOS/KOS.asp) is the governing body of basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
It organizes the Siguria Superleague and the Kosova Basketball Cup. It has also fielded a team which has represented Kosovo in international friendlies.
The Basketball Federation of Kosovo has thus far been denied entry into the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
(FIBA), the latest rejection taking place in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
at the annual FIBA Central Board meeting on 26 April 2008, with the reason: "Kosovo has not fulfilled all required conditions".