By OkayGoal
Dan Ndoye is heading back to Nottingham Forest early, after Switzerland let him leave their squad before Monday’s Nations League game against Scotland.
The Swiss FA announced the decision on Saturday afternoon. Their statement made it clear this isn’t a fall-out or a late call-off: it’s workload management, agreed in advance with Forest.
For Oliver Glasner, that’s a welcome bit of news in the middle of an international break that usually brings only worries.
Why has Ndoye left the Switzerland squad?
Switzerland have already done their job in the group. Murat Yakin’s side have won four and drawn one of their five matches, sit on 13 points and are five clear of second-placed Slovenia with one game left. Top spot, and promotion to League A for the next Nations League, is already theirs.
That promotion was sealed by a 0-0 draw with Slovenia earlier this week, the first time Switzerland had failed to score in the group. Ndoye played 87 minutes of it.
With nothing left to play for on Monday, the Swiss posted the news on X:
ℹ️ Dan Ndoye reist zu seinem Club zurück
Nach dem erreichten Aufstieg in die UEFA Nations League A verlässt Dan Ndoye die Nati heute Nachmittag. Dies erfolgt im Rahmen der Belastungssteuerung und in Absprache mit seinem Club Nottingham Forest.ℹ️ Dan Ndoye retourne dans son club…
– 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) November 14, 2026
In English, the statement reads: “After reaching promotion to UEFA Nations League A, Dan Ndoye is leaving the national team this afternoon. This is part of workload management and has been agreed with his club, Nottingham Forest.”
A boost for Glasner before Bournemouth
Ndoye has become a fixture in Glasner’s side. He has started nine of Forest’s 11 Premier League games so far, and the head coach will want him fresh when the league returns against Bournemouth next week.
Forest go into the break on a high after the 3-1 win over Man City at the City Ground, which finally gave them a home league win. It came days after Glasner’s public rant and the tough love that followed, so the mood around the club has lifted quickly.
What isn’t clear is whether the one-game plan was set before the break started. Nothing in the Swiss statement mentions an injury, and the wording points to a club and country simply agreeing that a dead rubber wasn’t worth the risk.
What it means for Monday’s game with Scotland
Scotland are the side with something at stake on Monday. Sebastien Pocognoli’s team are still fighting to finish second, and they lost the reverse fixture 3-0 at Hampden Park on matchday two.
Yakin will still want to finish the group unbeaten, but he’ll have to do it without one of his regular wide forwards. For Forest, that’s a good trade. Not every Premier League club has been so lucky, as our international break injury news shows.
Verdict: Forest get the better end of this deal
This is how club and country should work together. Switzerland got what they needed from Ndoye, a promotion-clinching 87 minutes, and Forest get a key forward back with a few extra days of rest before a run of league games.
If he trains fully next week, expect Ndoye to keep his place against Bournemouth. Glasner has trusted him almost every week, and a Forest side that has just found its feet at home can’t afford to lose its rhythm now.