World Cup: Coach Yakin confirms Nigerian-born star will no longer take penalties for Switzerland

Switzerland caput coach, Murat Yakin, has confirmed that Nigerian-born defender, Manuel Akanji volition nary longer beryllium included among the team’s punishment takers, according to Bold.

He stated this aft the Inter Milan centre-back missed 1 of the spot-kicks during the melodramatic FIFA World Cup Round of 16 triumph implicit Colombia.

Akanji, Switzerland planetary calved to a Nigerian father, was the sole Swiss subordinate to miss from the punishment spot successful the shootout, sending his effort soaring implicit the crossbar.

Nevertheless, Switzerland managed to bounce backmost from this setback, with goalkeeper Gregor Kobel making a captious save, and Rubin Vargas successfully converting the decisive penalty, propelling the Europeans into the quarter-finals, wherever they volition vie against Argentina.

After the match, Yakin revealed that Akanji had already communicated his determination to retreat from punishment responsibilities pursuing different unfortunate miss successful a important planetary tournament.

The Switzerland manager recognized the defender’s disappointment but commended his enactment and wide contributions, a...