In Coventry, in cooperation with the BH UK Network and the local BH association, a memorial indoor football tournament was held in memory of the untimely deaths of young football players Edvin Dino Hodžić from Linz (Austria) and Irhad Rizva Duraković from London (Great Britain).
Irhad Rizvo Duraković (1987-2011) was born in Sarajevo. During the war, he came to London with his mother. This young Sarajevo native died in London in 2011 from a rare disease – the human form of mad cow disease, and he is remembered as the only Bosnian to die from this vicious disease that swept across England about 10 years ago. Irhad is also remembered as a hard-working volunteer and activist for Bosnian-Herzegovinian associations in London, and a talented football player who wore the jerseys of our citizens’ national team from England and Wales on several occasions.
Edvin Dino Hodžić comes from a sports family. Edvin’s father Nermin participated in all sixteen of the BiH Diaspora Futsal World Championships. He passed on that love of sport to his sons Edin and Edvin. The Hodžić family, along with the Durić family from Belgium, probably produced the best football players to compete in the Diaspora Futsal World Championships. At the last World Cup held in May last year in Izmir (Turkey), the Austrian national team won the championship title. The cup was lifted by captain and best player Edvin Hodžić. Two months later (July 10, 2018), we were shocked by the news that Edvin had passed away after training.
Dina’s father Nermin attended the tournament. By reciting the Fatiha and observing a minute of silence, those present paid tribute to their friends who died early. 
The purpose of the tournament is also an opportunity to select a selection of Bosnians and Herzegovinians from England who will participate in the 16th World Championship of the Bosnian Diaspora in Futsal, which will be organized by SSD BIH in Oslo, Norway, from 3-5 May this year. The atmosphere of the tournament was extraordinary and very interesting. The best football was shown by the boys from Birmingham, second place was won by the team LB Herts from Hertfordshire, while the team BH Fanaticosa won third place.
We would like to thank the BH Association Coventry for the excellent organization of the tournament!
BH UK Network
