Okafor Refuses Switzerland Duty Under Yakin
Leeds forward Noah Okafor says he won't play for Switzerland while Murat Yakin is coach, citing broken trust rather than playing time.
American football national side
Algeria
National team · Algeria
99
Matches
61
wins
27
draws
11
losses
210–78
Goals
+132
Difference
2.1
Scored per game
Form
W
3 Jun · Away Netherlands · 1:0
W
11 Jun · Away Bolivia · 4:0
L
17 Jun · Away Argentina · 0:3
W
23 Jun · Away Jordan · 2:1
D
28 Jun · Home Austria · 3:3
L
3 Jul · Away Switzerland · 0:2
Latest results
All matches| 3 Jul | World Cup |
Switzerland
A
|
0:2 | L |
| 28 Jun | World Cup |
Austria
H
|
3:3 | D |
| 23 Jun | World Cup |
Jordan
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 17 Jun | World Cup |
Argentina
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 11 Jun | Friendlies |
Bolivia
A
|
4:0 | W |
| 3 Jun | Friendlies |
Netherlands
A
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup stage · Group G
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Algeria
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24:8 | 25 |
| 2 |
 Uganda
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14:9 | 18 |
| 3 |
 Mozambique
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14:17 | 18 |
| 4 |
 Guinea
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11:8 | 15 |
| 5 |
 Botswana
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12:16 | 10 |
| 6 |
 Somalia
|
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3:20 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 99
99
Matches
61
wins
27
draws
11
losses
210–78
Goals
+132
Difference
2.1
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 99 | 55 | 44 |
| Scored | 210 | 128 | 82 |
| Conceded | 78 | 40 | 38 |
| Scored per game | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Conceded per game | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +132 | +88 | +44 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Algeria
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | |
 Amine Ferid Gouiri |
Forward | 26 | 5 |
| 6 | |
 Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki |
Midfielder | 28 | 5 |
| 15 | |
 Rayan Aït-Nouri |
Defender | 25 | 5 |
| 1 |  Melvin Mastil |
Goalkeeper | 5 | ||
| 22 |  I. Maza |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 2 |  Aïssa Mandi |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 10 |  Farès Chaïbi |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 14 |  Hicham Boudaoui |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 23 |  Luca Zidane |
Goalkeeper | 5 | ||
| 21 |  Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 17 |  Rafik Belghali |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 5 |  Zinéddine Belaïd |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 8 |  Houssein Aouar |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 24 |  Yassine Titraoui |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 7 |  Riyad Mahrez |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 20 |  Adil Boulbina |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 25 |  Farès Ghedjemis |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 11 | |
 Anis Hadj-Moussa |
Forward | 24 | 4 |
| 4 |  Mohamed Amine Tougai |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 26 |  Samir Sophian Chergui |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 19 |  Nabil Bentaleb |
Midfielder | 4 | ||
| 16 |  Oussama Benbot |
Goalkeeper | 4 | ||
| 3 |  Achref Abada |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 13 |  Jaouen Djimmy Hadjam |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 12 |  Ahmed Nadir Benbouali |
Forward | 4 | ||
| 18 |  Mohamed Amoura |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 16 |  Kilian Belazug |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 13 | |
 Sohaib Nair |
Defender | 24 | 1 |
| 20 |  Adil Aouchiche |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 3 |  Mehdi Dorval |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 1 |  Anthony Louis Mandréa |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 19 | |
 A. Chiaha |
Forward | 20 | 1 |
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