Sandy MacIver switches allegiance to Scotland after England cap
The goalkeeper has been drafted into Pedro Martinez Losa's latest squad
Last updated 18th Oct 2023
Manchester City goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has been included in the Scotland squad for this month's Women's Nations League matches against the Netherlands after switching allegiance from England.
The Winsford-born 25-year-old won her sole England cap to date in a friendly against Northern Ireland in February 2021.
Having withdrawn from the Lionesses' squad in April with an injury, MacIver then the following month announced she was making herself "unavailable for England selection moving forward", adding that her focus was on her rehabilitation.
She is now a first-time call-up in the Scotland squad, along with Celtic midfielder Jenny Smith.
Chelsea's Erin Cuthbert is back after injury, and Kathryn Hill and Jenna Clark also return to a squad missing Caroline Weir, Emma Watson and Sam Kerr.
Pedro Martinez Losa's side take on the Netherlands in Nijmegen a week on Friday, and then again at Hampden Park the following Tuesday to continue their Group A1 campaign.
That campaign started with a 2-1 loss to England in Sunderland, before the Scots drew 1-1 with Belgium at Hampden.
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