Premier League player Anel Ahmedhodzic has been given a lifetime ban by his country’s nationa team. In recent months, the former captain and defender has been accused of holding the international team “hostage.”
The Sheffield United’s defender was born in Sweden to Bosnian parents and has recently shown up for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, but will no more represent the nation in the future.
There has been an ongoing dispute between the 25-year-old and the national team which has now gotten to a point of no return. This is because the player decided to reject a recent call-up claiming there is ‘no longer any reason for him to come and play’.
Accordingly, the Bosnian FA have additionally clarified that, Ahmedhodzic won’t ever be chosen for international duties from now onward after making the team ‘feel the pain’.
Strangely, the centre-back whom recently scored two goals in 31 appearances during Sheffield United’s performance season back in the EPL last term has additionally cut ties with his dad.
Ahmedhodzic claims that his father has done “horrible things to people he loves” and that he took the drastic step reluctantly after his father by the name— Mirsad bizarrely claimed that his son’s wife Marijana had cast “black magic” on him.
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Meanwhile, the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA gave an irate statement affirming their stance.
‘We clearly and unequivocally say: our national team will not suffer because of those who do not want, cannot or simply do not give their best on the field.
‘Our association will not be a ‘hostage’ of the personal relationships of those who advertise themselves, name others and accuse others through the media, thus transferring the beautiful game from the most beautiful green field to the domain of mud, gossip and distorted truths,’ they added.
‘Everything they have to say, instead of using words, let them show it on the field, in the only place that has always been a measure of quality. To those who are trying to involve us in their personal conflicts, I say to leave us alone to work and create new values for the rise of our football.
‘Being a professional also means taking responsibility for your actions and communicating with others directly, without the interference of intermediaries and others who have no other role in the football community than to be supportive,’ concluded the FA.
