United Arab Emirates Basketball Association
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Abbreviation | UAEBA |
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Formation | 1976 |
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President | Ismail Al Gergawi |
Affiliations | FIBA FIBA Asia United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee |
The United Arab Emirates Basketball Association (Arabic: اتحاد الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة السلة, romanized: Itihad el-Emarat al-arabya al-mutahidah li kurat a'selah) is the governing body of basketball in United Arab Emirates.
The association founded in 1976, represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and international sports organizations and as such with United Arab Emirates in international competitions. It also defends the moral and material interests of Basketball in United Arab Emirates. It is affiliated with FIBA and FIBA Asia.
The association also organizes the United Arab Emirates national basketball team and the United Arab Emirates women's national basketball team.