This is FFBIH executive board's announcement regarding the ExCo assembly from Feb. 4th.

FFBIH executive board assembly has been held today in Sarajevo, during which the UEFA national associations chief Thierry Favre was present. Favre and members discussed the current situation in FFBIH, recent implemented UEFA projects and the possibility of continuation of UEFA's help towards FFBIH.

Favre and FFBIH members expressed their satisfaction with previous cooperation efforts, pointing out the fact that FFBIH financial implementations are very good. Both parties are ready to continue their cooperation, which means UEFA will grant further project funds in order to develop and improve football in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Executive board confirmed all future decisions will be legitimate according to FIFA and UEFA's regulations, BIH laws and FFBIH procedures. This approach has been already verified by FFBIH general assembly by adopting work reports and work plans for upcoming period.

Since its election in December of 2012, current FFBIH executive board and administration has managed to reverse its negative operating income, which in turn made possible for every national team to work. Organizational and financial reforms resulted in significant sports results, the best in BIH football history, plus many other infrastructural and social projects.

In making future projects come to life, executive board will persist on making this body work in compliance with latest FIFA and UEFA rules which will hopefully result with continuous investments and confidence by FIFA and UEFA as before.

In spite of this progress, several dissatisfied individuals continued to create false accusations and affair lately hoping to invalidate all positive efforts and results. Their discontent reached its peak after the World Cup in Brazil, combined with national football team's subpar results at that time.

The main culprit behind this was ex board member Amer Halep who was suspended for several disciplinary violations, and later banned from all duties for the duration of 33 months for persistant slander in the media.

Several individuals, lead by Halep, are trying to carry out their personal vendettas against FFBIH by ruining its positive image in the media and filing false criminal charges for alleged financial frauds prior to World Cup.  

Having said that, FFBIH executive board is decisively rejecting all minsiformations and insinuations. We are ready to use all legal actions (including lawsuits) against those who spread misinformation, slander and verbal harassment. We have nothing to hide, everything was done transparently and according to law. Funds granted by international football associations were spend accordingly, financial reports were unanimously adopted, and since then we're invited to participate in new projects. FFBIH won't allow manipulative individuals with malicious intents to compromise us and prevent us from doing our work. Any further discrediting attempts will be swiftly dealt with.

Executive board supports legal authorities' activities and will continue to act on their instructions, in the meantime FFBIH will maintain transparent and legal business, while defending its principles, rights and interests. Considering upcoming activities, social responsibility and goals previously defined by FFBIH statute, executive board will maintain established activities towards football development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and protecting the integrity and dignity of its organization at the same time.

Sarajevo, 4th of January 2015.