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- 1 2 "DY TRAJNERËT MË TË TROFESHËM KOSOVAR, PA ANGAZHIM!". Asisti Online (in Albanian). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ "'Me punë serioze, Kosova bëhet solide'". TopSporti.
- ↑ "Basketboll – Meshkuj / Kosova kërkon trajner të huaj për eliminatoret e radhës". albaniansport.com.