The Albania women's national under-18 basketball team is a national
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Albania
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Albanian Basketball Association
The Albanian Basketball Association ( Albanian: ''Federata Shqiptare e Basketbollit''; FSHB) is the governing body of basketball in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national basketball leagues of the Albanian ...
(FSHB) ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Basketbollit).Albania women's national under-18 basketball team eurobasket.com It represents the country in women's international under-18 basketball competitions.
The 2023 FIBA European Championship Division C was a premiere for Albania as it was both the first time, Albania hosted the event and it was also the first time Albania reached the final.First time finalists Albania to meet Malta in title showdown
FIBA Europe
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, 5 August 2023. Accessed 7 October 2023.
Paving the way for Albania’s performance were Brikena Mucenji and Anisa Bokrina. The former harvested 23 points and 10 boards, while Bokrina added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals in the Semi-Finals against
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FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The FIBA U18 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1965. The current champions are Lithuania.
Division A Results
Medal table
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Participation details
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Division B Results
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participations
See also
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Albania women's national basketball team
The Albania women's national basketball team ( sq, Kombëtarja e Femrave) represents Albania in international women's basketball competitions, and is controlled by the Albanian Basketball Association.
History
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