{"id":73938,"date":"2026-09-10T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/73938"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:30:10","slug":"okafor-refuses-to-play-for-switzerland-under-yakin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/73938","title":{"rendered":"Okafor refuses to play for Switzerland under Yakin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Switzerland forward Noah Okafor will no longer play for the \u200bnational team under Murat Yakin until further \u200cnotice, citing a breakdown in trust with the manager, he said on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Leeds United player featured for just \u200b19 minutes as a substitute in Switzerland\u2019s last-32 \u200bwin over Algeria at the World Cup, taking \u2060his tally to 26 international appearances.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 26-year-old \u200bsaid his limited minutes did not influence his \u200bdecision, which he stressed stemmed from the way he had been treated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy decision has nothing to do with my playing time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings \u200bhappened that hurt me deeply. Trust was broken. \u200bCommitments were not kept. And when I was allowed to \u200cplay \u2060against Algeria, people reacted to minor mistakes far away from our goal in a way that hurt me deeply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the weeks that followed, I thought a \u200blot and decided \u200bfor myself \u2060that I no longer want to play for the national team under the \u200bcurrent manager,\u201d Okafor said in a \u200bstatement on \u2060Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss FA acknowledged Okafor\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNoah informed us today that, for the time being, he will no \u2060longer \u200bplay for the national team. We \u200brespect his decision and wish him every success with his club,\u201d \u200bsaid a spokesperson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/okafor-refuses-to-play-for-switzerland-under-yakin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland forward Noah Okafor will no longer play for the \u200bnational team under Murat Yakin until further \u200cnotice, citing a breakdown in trust with the manager, he said on Thursday. The Leeds United player featured for just \u200b19 minutes as a substitute in Switzerland\u2019s last-32 \u200bwin over Algeria at the World Cup, taking \u2060his tally to 26 international appearances. 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