Bosnia-Herzegovina have until March to succumb to Fifa's presidency legislation, or risk being banned from international competition.
Political debate over presidency could see nation banned
Bosnia-Herzegovina have until March to succumb to Fifa's presidency legislation, or risk being banned from international competition.
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina [NSBIH] have refused to obey football's world governing body's order to reduce the number of presidents to just one.
Post-war Bosnia consists of two semi independent entities, the Serb-run Republika Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation, and the NSBIH argue that having just one representative will be politically incorrect.
Fifa object to their stance, however, and have issued an ultimatum whereby the organisation must abide to their law by March 31st 2011, with punishment inevitable should they refuse.
"Imposing a single president will never get support of any structure in Republika Srpska," said Rajko Vasic, executive secretary of the ruling Union of Independent Social-Democrats.
"[Republika Srpska] needs to secure the right to its own football representation," Vasic added, before claiming there is "incredible pressures from international associations that demand centralisation of football organisations in Bosnia."
The NSBIH, founded in 1992 and based in Sarajevo, are often criticised by Bosnian football fans and players but is the chief officiating body of football in the country.
Bosnia-Herzegovina narrowly missed out on qualifying for this year's World Cup, losing in the play-offs to Portugal, and are currently fourth in Euro 2012 Qualifying Group D.
