▁were ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( F SH B ). ▁Now ▁our ▁country ▁had ▁a ▁special ized ▁institution ▁that ▁followed ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁basketball ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁also ▁formally ▁represent ▁our ▁country ▁in ▁foreign ▁relations ▁for ▁basketball , ▁but ▁their ▁connections ▁abroad ▁were ▁still ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Sports ▁Federation , ▁which ▁kept ▁t ies ▁with ▁feder ations ▁international . ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁genu ine ▁feder ation , ▁because ▁the ▁missing ▁bodies ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁feder ation ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁powers ▁it ▁now ▁has . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁only ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁its ▁creation , ▁AS F ▁joined ▁the ▁International ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( FI BA ). ▁Des erves ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 8 ▁feder ations ▁prior ▁to ▁affili ated ▁national ▁in ▁FI BA ▁since ▁its ▁them em el imi ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁ 2 1 1 ▁such ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁now , ▁which ▁shows ▁that ▁basketball ▁in ▁our ▁country ▁known ▁and ▁played ▁much ▁more ▁see ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁has ▁four ▁main ▁offices ▁which ▁are : ▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Government ▁but ▁is ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sports ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁considerable ▁econom ical ▁aut onomy ▁from ▁it . ▁Current ▁chairman ▁of ▁the