Sligo Rovers' Nando Pijnaker included in New Zealand play-off squad

Sligo Rovers defender Nando Pijnaker has been named in the New Zealand squad for their upcoming World Cup play-off against Costa Rice on June 14^th.

Should New Zealand win, they will qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar and will be in a group alongside Spain, Germany and Japan.

Pijnaker, who is on loan from Portuguese club Rio Ave has enjoyed a strong start start to his spell at The Showgrounds featuring in 13 league games so far this season.

The dutch-born defender has 7 senior New Zealand appearances to his name to date.

🚨 SQUAD ANNOUNCED 🚨

Here are the 26 players named for the @FIFAWorldCup Intercontinental Play-Off squad 🇳🇿

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) May 16, 2022