Afghanistan’s under-15 national football team beat Sierra Leone 2-1 in its first match at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival.

Ramin Soltani and Khair Mohammad Nazari scored one goal each for Afghanistan.

The competition, hosted by Azerbaijan, began on October 24 with 190 countries taking part. Afghanistan is in Group AE with Russia, Turkey, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Djibouti.