Leeds United ahead Noah Okafor has introduced he won’t play once more for Switzerland beneath the management of Murat Yakin, citing a breakdown in belief with the pinnacle coach.
The 26-year-old has earned 26 caps for the Swiss nationwide workforce since making his debut in 2019 however solely featured for 19 minutes on the World Cup, coming off the bench of their last-32 win over Algeria.
In an announcement launched on his Instagram account on Thursday, Okafor stated his determination was unrelated to his lack of recreation time, as an alternative attributing it to how he feels he has been handled by the present management.
"My determination has nothing to do with my enjoying time," Okafor wrote. "Issues occurred that damage me deeply. Belief was damaged. Commitments weren’t stored.
"Once I was allowed to play in opposition to Algeria, individuals reacted to minor errors far-off from our purpose in a method that damage me deeply.
"Within the weeks that adopted, I believed loads and determined for myself that I now not need to play for the nationwide workforce beneath the present supervisor."
The Swiss FA was knowledgeable by Okafor on Thursday, with a spokesperson telling Reuters: "We respect his determination and want him each success along with his membership."
Switzerland are subsequent in motion on 26 September, travelling to North Macedonia for his or her opening match of the 2026-27 Nations League.
Okafor joined Leeds from AC Milan in August 2025 for £18m.
Yakin has been head coach of Switzerland since August 2021.
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