A conflict flared up among the Swiss national team after Leeds striker Noah Okafor publicly complained about the lack of communication with the coaching staff. The reason for the super-score was Okafor's absence from the squad for the World Cup matches against Sweden and Kosovo.

In an interview with The Athletic, the striker stated that coach Murat Yakin and sports director Pierluigi Tami had not contacted him since his last appearance in the League of Nations at the fall of the year 2024.

“It’s almost like I never talked to a coach, never called or wrote,” Okafor explained..

Sunderland team captain Granit Xhaka in an interview with Blick confirms Okafor's backside. Having confirmed that he had discussed with Noah before publishing the interview, and encouraged him to realistically assess the situation and focus on the game.

" “We haven’t demonstrated our remaining fates often enough,” said Xhaka. . This applies to everyone, including me.. Zhreshtoy, smut - this is the result on the field"

Head coach Murat Yakin, in his own words, heard Okafor’s words about the lack of contact.

“I have spoken with Okafor more than once, seeming to see what I see in the flight and posture behind him,” Yakin said. — The leaders of the attack are also assessed by the number of goals scored.

“Those who are at the warehouse now have an advantage over Okafor in this plan,” the mentor said, encouraging.

The most outspoken sports director of the Swiss Football Association, Pierluigi Tami, called Gravts's public smarms inappropriate.

" . — Since the gravel has a problem with his coach, it is his fault to talk to him. Guilty of being patient and modest. “And above all, it is our responsibility to put the team in charge of our own particular problems,” the director concluded.