Noah Okafor makes injury return with late Switzerland minutes before World Cup | OneFootball

Noah Okafor returned from a calf injury with late minutes for Switzerland ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The Leeds winger, 26, had missed the club’s final three matches after an impressive run of form, according to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.

He was still selected by Murat Yakin for the tournament and sat out last Sunday’s penultimate warm-up against Jordan, with the head coach saying he was not concerned about Okafor’s long-term availability.

In Saturday’s final friendly against Australia, Nottingham Forest’s Dan Ndoye put Switzerland ahead in the 14th minute before Tete Yengi levelled four minutes before the hour. Okafor, named among the substitutes, came on with 11 minutes remaining to make his first appearance in just over five weeks as it finished 1-1.

Okafor now heads to the World Cup as one of four Leeds players involved, alongside Brenden Aaronson with USA, Gabi Gudmundsson with Sweden and Ao Tanaka with Japan. Switzerland open their Group B campaign next Saturday evening against Qatar.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk