The football federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina (FFBH) was suspended by the international and European football governing bodies on Friday as it failed to adopt the statutes according to FIFA and UEFA requirements.

The FFBH has a three-member presidency based on ethnics, which consist of a Croat, a Muslim and a Serb member. UEFA and FIFA respectively demanded FFBH to adopt a single-member presidency no later than March 31, 2011.

As FFBH failed to meet the deadline, UEFA and FIFA announced the suspension of FFBH on Friday, which means FFBH has lost all of its membership rights until further notice.

"The FFBH representative and club teams are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions as of 1 April 2011 and until the aforementioned problem is resolved. This also means that, as of 1 April 2011, no FFBH official or representative may participate in any international match or event," said FIFA on its website.

"FIFA and UEFA deeply regret that this decision had to be taken and will meet shortly to discuss the next steps required to try to bring the FFBH back into the football family as soon as possible."

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