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Bosnia coach tests COVID-19 positive ahead of France clash

22/10/16. Coach Ivaylo Petev of Dinamo Zagreb reacts. [REUTERS]

Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Ivaylo Petev has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the side's 2022 World Cup qualifier at home against France on Wednesday, the Balkan nation's football federation (NFSBIH) said.

"Petev tested positive for the coronavirus after the national team's return from Finland on Thursday, while all his staff and players tested negative," the NFSBIH said on its official website (www.nfsbih.ba).

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