Leeds United striker Joel Piroe has been included in Suriname’s squad for this month’s World Cup playoff, just days after FIFA approved a switch of allegiance, Reuters reported. 

The former Dutch under-19 international was named on Wednesday in a 26-man squad for Suriname's inter-confederation playoff semi-final against Bolivia in Monterrey on March 26. If they win that, they would meet Iraq at the same venue on March 31 to decide a berth at the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States in June.

Suriname are looking to qualify for a first-ever World Cup, and their squad is dominated by Dutch-born players with roots in the South American former colony, according to Reuters.