Smajlagić names wider squad for duels against Kosovo

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The coach of the men's senior handball national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Irfan Smajlagić, has named a wider squad of players he is counting on for the March matches of the qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship against Kosovo.

The list includes 34 names, who are: Benjamin Burić (Flensburg; Germany), Admir Ahmetašević (Winterthur; Switzerland), Harun Hodžić (Chambery; France), Bekir Čordalija (Vogošća; BiH), Josip Perić (Tatabanya; Hungary), Mirsad Terzić (Wisla Plock; Poland), Milan Vukšić (Izviđač; BiH), Marko Davidović (Tatran Prešov; Slovakia), Nikša Petrović (Borac; BiH), Adnan Isaković (Vogošća; BiH), Edin Klis (PPD Zagreb; Croatia), Damir Kadrić (Maglaj; BiH), Igor Mandić (Cocks; Finland), Marin Vegar (Dobrogea Sud; Romania), Vladan Lončar (Krka; Slovenia), Mirko Herceg (Csurgoi KK; Hungary), Luka Knežević (Borac; BiH); Omer Mehmedović (Gračanica), Marko Panić (Montpellier; France), Nedim Hadžić (Maglaj; BiH), Faris Čolaković (Krivaja; BiH), Emir Suhonjić (Sloboda; BiH), Senjamin Burić (Skjern; Denmark), Adin Faljić (PPD Zagreb; Croatia), Gafar Hadžiomerović (Maccabi; Israel), Amir Muhović (Celje; Slovenia), Haris Buljina (Sloboda; BiH), Vlado Draganić (Borac; BiH), Adi Mehmedčehajić (Gračanica; BiH), Srđan Predragović (Alpla Hard; Austria), Luka Perić (Borac; BiH), Mladen Bošković (Izviđač; BiH), Amar Kendić (Maglaj; BiH).

Our national team gathers on March 6 in Tuzla, and the list will be shortened by then. The Dragons play against Kosovo on March 8 at 8:15 PM in Pristina, and four days later (Sunday, March 12) they host the Kosovo team in Tuzla. That match is played at 5 PM.

We finish the qualifiers in April - on the 27th we host Slovenia in Cazin, and on April 30th we visit Montenegro in Podgorica.

After two rounds played, our national team is in 4th place in group 8.

BiH was defeated by Slovenia away 20:28 in the first round, and after that by Montenegro in Sarajevo 25:36.