FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group B - New Zealand v Honduras - Ibaraki Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan - July 25, 2021. Gianni Stensness of New Zealand walks out before the match REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Danny Hay said Gianni Stensness's decision to switch allegiance to Australia is a "kick in the guts" after the midfielder played for the 'All Whites' at the Olympics.
The Australia-born 22-year-old, who was eligible to play for New Zealand through his father, was not included in Hay's 21-man squad for October friendlies against Curacao and Bahrain.
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