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TIRANA, Oct. 4 – The coach of the Albanian national football team, Josip Kuze will miss Albania’s next two Euro 2012 qualifiers — against Bosnia and Belarus – after he suffered a stroke, the country’s football federation said.
Kuze, 57, had the stroke last week and was still under observation in a hospital in Tirana.
Albania are on top of the Euro 2012 qualifying Group D after drawing with Romania and beating Luxembourg. The have the same level of four points as Belarus, but higher scores.
Albania hosts Bosnia next Friday and travels to Belarus on Oct. 12.