Ibisevic retires from BiH football team

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Nov 12 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina s (BiH) football team player Vedad Ibisevic has officially decided to retire from the national team.

At a press conference on Saturday Ibisevic emotionally said that he had been thinking a lot about his decision after his team failed to book a ticket in next year s World Cup in Russia reports Xinhua news agency.

"I decided that if we do not qualify for the World Cup in Russia I will say goodbye to the national jersey. I have made my decision " Ibisevic told reporters.

Ibisevic 33 currently plays as a striker for Hertha and has a contract until June 2019. In over a decade of playing for the BiH team Ibisevic played 74 games and scored 26 goals.

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