Rinor Grajqevci appointed acting president of Sigal Prishtina

Rinor Grajqevci has been appointed acting president of the Sigal Prishtina basketball club.

KOHA has obtained the document signed by KB Sigal Prishtina president Bekë Berisha, dated January 21, authorizing Grajqevci to exercise the duties and powers of the president due to Berisha’s “current situation and temporary inability” to perform the role. Berisha is unable to carry out the president’s duties because of his political commitments.

The authorization letter states that the decision was made in accordance with the club’s statute.

Through the authorization, Grajqevci is also appointed vice president of the club, and will exercise all the president’s functions during Berisha’s absence. The document specifies that the authorization has full legal force and will remain valid until a new club president is elected.

Grajqevci was the leader of the “Plisat” fan group.

KOHA has learned that there will be further changes at the club in the coming days.

Bekë Berisha was elected president on January 14. But his election prompted numerous reactions, especially from “Plisat”. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports announced that Bekë Berisha cannot be both an MP and club president, as this constitutes a conflict of interest.

The FBK stated that it would respect the law.

And on Saturday, Berisha agreed to step aside in some way.

Bekë Berisha was the AAK candidate for mayor of the Municipality of Prishtina. He later secured enough votes for another term as a deputy for the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo in the Assembly of Kosovo. Prishtina is also going through a difficult period on the sporting front. On Tuesday, it suffered another defeat.

There have been numerous clashes between the “Plisat” fan group and the former management. In response to their dissatisfaction, “Plisat” publicly opposed the former management. They have repeatedly insulted Blerand Stavileci and Florian Miftari, who, according to the fans, were the club’s behind-the-scenes leaders.

Because of the fans’ protests, an assembly meeting was called and Berisha was elected, but “Plisat” also rejected him. They even insulted him.

Sigal Prishtina’s next test on the court will be on Thursday against Vëllaznimi.

Starting at 18:45, Prishtina and Vëllaznimi will play the second leg of their Kosovo Cup quarter-final. Prishtina won the first game 82:68.

“Our cause is becoming a reality! The club is ours, it belongs to the city, it belongs to Prishtina! Now it’s our turn to show what we’re made of in the stands, fill the arena, and make the name Prishtina ring out on Thursday,” reads a post by the “Plisat” fan group.