Nigerian Eleta Kingsley makes debut in Bangladesh jersey

Eleta Kingsley, who was born and raised in Nigeria before claiming Bangladeshi nationality, made his international debut in red and green jersey during the first Fifa friendly of two-match series against Seychelles Saturday.

The striker was not included in the starting XI in Sylhet as Bangladesh led the first-half 1-0 thanks to Finland-born full-back Tariq Kazi's header in the 43rd minute.

Kingsley, who was brought on after the break, became the first African-origin footballer to make an international appearance for Bangladesh.

He replaced Aminur Rahman Sojib who couldn't make any impact earlier as neither team managed to create any clear-cut chances before the hosts broke the deadlock.