I love Zawada's passion, workrate and attitude from what I saw on the Kiwi Football Fix. Hope we can find him a NZ Partner and keep him here for awhile, would be a fan favourite at this rate!
A Kiwi daughter/son will do then
Vaughan Coveny's kid is in the u17's but is Aussie based. So maybe the first Nix kid to play for the team might be one of Paul Ifill's daughters for the ALW side?
Vaughan is in Fiji watching his son as we speak.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/family-ties-for-nzs-coveny/
Vaughan Coveny said that the family arrived just before NZ’s nail-biting quarter-final win over Vanuatu, a game that he said put them “on edge.”
“But they got through that so come semi-final time they’re up for it again. It’s not going to be easy.”
There is a bit of symmetry with Fiji for both father and son. The island nation is host to Luka’s first appearances in an NZ shirt, while Vaughan made his senior international debut against Fiji back in 1992. In another twist, Vaughan’s NZ record of 29 goals was eclipsed by Chris Wood last year in the OFC World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, when the Nottingham Forest striker scored two in the All Whites’ game against Fiji.
“It’s really only the start for him,” said Vaughan about Luka.
“He’s progressing really well, so we’re so happy to be here and support him. It’s a really good experience for the whole team to come away and experience other countries, what it’s like to play on the other side of the ocean.
“It’s not easy here with the heat and humidity, the grounds. For the other teams, they’re a bit more used to that, but for New Zealand team, we’re not so used to it. So it’s difficult at times.”