Otto Barić has reached a verbal agreement with Football Association of Albania president Armando Duka to stay in charge of the national team for two more years.
'Not the issue'
The 75-year-old Croatian, who has just been served with a three-match ban for insulting a referee, has agreed in principle to lead Albania in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup having replaced Hans-Peter Briegel in June 2006. "I spoke with the president for two hours and we have agreed to carry on with our project," explained the coach. Baric is said to have agreed to a cut in pay in order to continue in the role, saying: "Money was not the issue in our conversation. I have repeatedly said that. I want to continue my work. We have got something good here and I really want to be part of it."
First campaign
After their meeting, Duka, Baric and his assistant Shpetim Duro attended the game between the Kategoria Pare's top two clubs on Wednesday night as KS Besa came from behind to beat FK Partizani 2-1 in Kavaje. Albania's first campaign under Baric has seen them climb to fourth in their UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying group, which also includes Romania, the Netherlands and Bulgaria. They play Belarus in Tirana on 17 November and Romania in Bucharest four days later in their last two Group G games.
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