Kyrgyzstan suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat to Iran on Friday in a clash in the Asia CAFA Nations Cup.

In the game today, Ghanaian attacker Joel Kojo marked his debut for the losing side.

As reported by footballghana, the 24-year-old has completed his nationality switch to play for Kyrgyzstan after ditching Ghana.

He was named in the Kyrgyzstan team for the Iran game but missed out on a starting role.

During the second half of the encounter in the Asia CAFA Nation Cup, the forward was introduced in the 58th minute as he replaced Atay Dzhumashev.

He did well in the game but his efforts could not save Kyrgyzstan from the heavy defeat at the hands of Iran.

Joel Kojo after his debut will be looking forward to more opportunities to play for Kyrgyzstan.

Joel Kojo has been playing in the Kyrgyz local championship for the FK Dordoi Bishkek and FK Alay Osh since 2017.

He is a top player in the country and is adored by many.