Noah Okafor has been named in Switzerland’s squad for this summer’s World Cup, following an impressive debut season at Leeds United.

The forward, who joined the Whites from AC Milan last summer, has enjoyed a strong campaign at Elland Road, making 34 appearances in all competitions and scoring eight goals.

Among those strikes were a memorable brace against Man Utd at Old Trafford, a performance that saw Okafor pick up the Performance of the Year prize at the club’s 2025/26 Player of the Year awards on Tuesday evening.

The Rossocrociati have been drawn in Group B for the tournament and will face Qatar, Bosnia & Herzegovina and joint hosts Canada across June.

Okafor heads into the competition with international experience, having already earned 24 caps for his country. He was also part of the Switzerland squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they reached the Round of 16.

SWITZERLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Marvin Keller (Young Boys)

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Miro Muheim (Hamburger SV), Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eray Cömert (Valencia), Luca Jaquez (Stuttgart)

Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Ardon Jashari (AC Milan), Djibril Sow (Sevilla), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Michel Aebischer (Pisa), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg), Rubén Vargas (Sevilla)

Forwards: Breel Embolo (Rennes), Noah Okafor (Leeds United), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Cedric Itten (Fortuna Dusseldorf)