He would continue his goal scoring habits at his new club, playing with the likes of Armand Doesburg and George Headley, who were considered a dangerous attacking tandem.
[7] He made his first appearance in a friendly match on 20 September 1959 against Martinique scoring the winning goal on his debut.
[8] On 20 March 1964, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with the Netherlands Antilles in the countries first Olympic qualifying match.
[11] No longer the chairman, he is still a member of the board and has been involved in the official training and licensing of referees in Suriname by FIFA.
[12] In June 2012, Niekoop was present when former Jungle Commando leader and owner of football club Inter Moengotapoe, Ronnie Brunswijk, intimidated the assistant referee and tore his shirt during a match against S.V.