U-17 team held a press conference today ahead of Elite qualifying round. Group 6 tournament is scheduled for March 24th - 29th in Glasgow, Scotland.Coach Sakib Malkocevic and captain Amer Gojak spoke of their expectations.

Malkocevic thanked the media for their support and added: "This is one of the most talented teams is recent times, and the results show. Preparations for Scotland is one step higher, and we know from experience it's hard to play in Elite round, there are no weak teams there. We are in the same group with excellent Scotland, Romania and Belgium. We are aware this is already a success, but we don't plan to stop now. We'll try to earn a few points and improve our rating for the next qualifications, and we are really close to being in Pot 2. I expect they will give their best to represent our country, and I hope we'll make a good result."

Captain Amer Gojak praised our A-team for their advancement to the World Cup and said: "I hope we'll do good, and make everyone proud. The atmosphere within the team is really good, and we'll do our best, and with some luck we'll go further."

The winners will participate at the final tournament which is scheduled for May 9th - 21st in Malta.