5 March in Mitrovica, the Selection of Kosovo will face in a friendly match, the National Selection Haiti, the Grenadiers, announced the Football Federation Kosovar (FFK), and confirmed by the Haitian Football Federation (FHF). Among the players of the Kosovo team, including in particular two players from Italian club "AC Chievo Verona" amir Ujkani (Goalkeeper) and Perparim Hetemaj (midfielder).

This match for the Grenadiers will be the first under the direction of the new national coach, the French Marc Collat, who took the head of the National Team in January https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10331-haiti-sports-three-french-at-the-head-of-haitian-football.html

Marc Collat ​​is currently in France to meet some players likely to play in the Haitian national team, should shortly announce the names of the players who will play the match against Kosovo.

Note that Kosovo [located in South-East Europe, in the Balkans] is not a member of the International Football Federation (FIFA), but that on , Member Associations to play friendly matches against teams from Kosovo, following the request of the President of the FFK. This meeting with Haiti, will be for Kosovo the first friendly match authorized by FIFA.

In addition, a second test match is scheduled for our Grenadiers, this time against Serbia. However, Wilner Étienne, National Technical Director, was not yet able to confirm the date the 10 or May 26, nor the place of the meeting, which could take place in New York or Europe.

Also recall that according to the last FIFA world rankings, published Thursday, February 13, the Grenadiers, still occupy the 79th place in the ranking (February 2014) and the 8th position of the Confederation of Nations North American, Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF).

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