Amar Dedic and Anthony Elanga will go head-to-head when Sweden host Bosnia Herzegovina in the Nations League on Saturday.

Two Newcastle United stars are ready to go head-to-head at international level on Saturday night as Bosnia and Herzegovina visit Sweden in their latest UEFA Nations League fixture.

Magpies summer signing Amar Dedic will be in the visitors squad for the game and the former Benfica full-back could be in line to earn his 32nd cap after making his senior debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Luxembourg in March 2022. Dedic has made some interesting headlines of late but he will hope to make headlines for his on-pitch exploits by helping Bosnia build on what has been a promising start to their Nations League campaign as they claimed wins against Romania and Poland and collected draws in their first meeting with the latter and the reverse fixture with the Swedes.

Injuries ensured both Dedic and Magpies team-mate Anthony Elanga missed the 1-1 draw last month as a goal from Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres was cancelled out by Juventus and Bosnia winger Kerim Alajbegović. However, the United duo are now working their way back towards full fitness and will be available for their countries ahead of Saturday’s meeting in Solna.

A win for Dedic and his Bosnia team-mates would see them replace Sweden at the top of the Group H table heading into the final matchday of the Nations League where they will face a home game against Romania. However, any other result would put Sweden, who travel to Poland on Tuesday night, in the driving seat to win the group and seal promotion.

For Dedic, the prospect of facing United team-mate Elanga is an exciting prospect and he revealed his partner down the right-hand side of Matthias Jaissle’s side has been in contact ahead of Saturday’s game.

Speaking at a pre-match press conference, the Magpies full-back said of Elanga: “Of course, we spoke before coming here. We are in regular contact anyway. He is looking forward to the match just as much as we are, and it should be a good contest. Both of us cannot wait for it.”