Xhaka admits error in fake vaccination case, skips Switzerland’s Nations League games
Granit Xhaka after Sunderland’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Granit Xhaka after Sunderland’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Switzerland and Sunderland’s Granit Xhaka acknowledged errors after it was alleged that he used fake documents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 33-year-old Xhaka is suspected of getting a fake vaccination certificate years ago from a doctor under investigation by prosecutors in Lucerne, Swiss media reported at the weekend.
“It was a mistake. I am sorry,” Xhaka said on Monday in a post on his Instagram account, adding he will cooperate with authorities.
Switzerland’s most capped player, with 152 games for the national team, will not join the squad ahead of four games in the Nations League.
Swiss football federation president Peter Knäbel said in a statement it welcomed Xhaka taking responsibility to fully clarify the matter.
“At the same time, we have agreed together that it’s in the team’s best interest to play these matches without him,” Knäbel said.
World Cup quarterfinalist Switzerland travels to face North Macedonia and Scotland before hosting Slovenia and North Macedonia, both in Lucerne, in its Nations League second-tier group.
Published on Sep 21, 2026
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