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·28 September 2026
OL return with small group as internationals stay busy

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·28 September 2026

OL trained on Monday afternoon with Paulo Fonseca and a small group of non-internationals, the rest away on duty.
After a week off, sessions run daily until Friday, with no club match as the break lasts until 6 October. Le Progres reports that internationals remain active.
Zachary Athekame won his first Switzerland cap in North Macedonia, a 3-0 Nations League win, supplying two assists. Keito Nakamura was decisive against Uruguay in the Kirin Cup, then played 18 minutes in a 2-1 win over Venezuela.
Felix Bacher is still awaiting an Austria debut, and Mads Bidstrup played 15 minutes in Denmark’s 3-2 defeat in Norway. With Belgium, Loïs Openda stayed on the bench in Italy, a 3-2 game, before facing France on Monday.
Ernest Nuamah logged 83 minutes as Ghana lost 2-0 to Côte d’Ivoire in 2027 AFCON qualifying. Moussa Niakhaté captained Senegal and completed 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Mozambique. Dominik Greif returned with Slovakia in a 2-0 win over Moldova.
Upcoming fixtures, Tuesday 29 September, Noham Kamara and Khalis Merah for France Espoirs vs England, Greif Slovakia vs Kazakhstan, Niakhaté Ethiopia vs Senegal, Nuamah Ghana vs Gambia, Pavel Sulc Czechia vs England, Athekame Scotland vs Switzerland, Mathias Da Silva and Tiago Gonçalves Portugal U20 vs Switzerland, Alejandro Rodriguez England U19 vs Norway. Wednesday 30 September, Nicolas Tagliafico Argentina vs Bolivia, Kaïl Boudache South Africa vs Algeria U23. Thursday 1 October, Nakamura Japan vs Ecuador, Bacher Ireland vs Austria, Bidstrup Denmark vs Portugal, Rémi Himbert France U19 vs Türkiye.
Source: Le Progres
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