Muriqi is Kosovo’s new captain

Vedat Muriqi will be Kosovo’s new captain. This was confirmed by coach Franco Foda at a press conference. Muriqi will replace Amir Rrahmani, who decided to retire from the national team.

“The national team captain will be Vedat Muriqi. We discussed it with the players. Mërgim Vojvoda will be second. Difficult matches await us, and it is clear that Austria are the favorites in this group. As a national team, we have very ambitious goals. First of all, we want to remain in League B. Then, if we perform well, we will continue and move up,” Foda said.

Foda said that the newly called-up young players had integrated very quickly into the team’s play.

“We have very good players, and we have players who have welcomed the young ones. We haven’t had that much time, but we’ve worked well with the ball and without it. I think we are well prepared to play against Ireland,” Foda said.

Meanwhile, Kosovo national team manager Bajram Shala said that the young players Erblin Osmani and Dion Kaçuri would be available to play in terms of their documentation, but the decision rests with the coach.