Bosnia and Herzegovina national team begins preparations for matches against Northern Ireland and Austria

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Bosnia and Herzegovina senior football team begins its campaign in the new UEFA competition, the Nations League, with a match against Northern Ireland on September 8 in Belfast.

The best BH footballers will gather today in Ilidža where they will start preparations for the matches against Northern Ireland and Austria.

The first training session is scheduled for tonight, and before departing for Belfast, the national team players will have two more training sessions, on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the FK Sarajevo training camp in Butmir.

The match against Northern Ireland is scheduled for Saturday, September 8 at 3 PM Central European Time.

Three days later, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team will host the Austrian selection in Zenica.

The squad includes:

Goalkeepers: Vedran Kjosevski (Željezničar), Ibrahim Šehić (Erzurumspor), Kenan Pirić (Maribor)

Defenders: Darko Todorović (Salzburg), Ognjen Vranješ (Anderlecht), Toni Šunjić (Dinamo Moscow), Ermin Bičakčić (Hoffenheim), Ervin Zukanović (Genoa), Eldar Ćivić (Sparta Prague), Bojan Nastić (Genk)

Midfielders: Muhamed Bešić (Everton), Gojko Cimirot (Standard), Miralem Pjanić (Juventus), Elvis Sarić (Suwon), Rade Krunić (Empoli), Goran Zakarić (Partizan), Haris Duljević (Dynamo Dresden), Edin Višća (Basaksehir), Sanjin Prcić (Levante), Deni Milošević (Konyaspor)

Forwards: Edin Džeko (Roma), Kenan Kodro (Copenhagen), Riad Bajić (Basaksehir).