November 7, 2024

 Portsmouth striker Kusini Yengi continues incredible 12 months with goal for Australia v Bangladesh

The Pompey striker helped the Socceroos beat Bangladesh 2-0 in Dhaka

Kusini Yengi continued his incredible year with a goal for Australia in the Socceroos’ World Cup qualifying win against Bangladesh on Thursday.

The Pompey striker sealed victory for Graham Arnold’s side with a 62nd-minute back-post header in Dhaka to maintain his country’s unbeaten record in Group I of the Asian qualifiers. Australia top their group with one game remaining against second-placed Palestine, who are eight points adrift of the summit.

The goal, following a cross from Jordy Boss, was Yengi’s second for the Socceroos in seven international appearances. It was also the second successive game that the striker had scored for the team.

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Yengi has one more game – against Palestine in Perth on Tuesday – to wrap up an unbelievable 12 months since his move to Fratton Park was confirmed.

Signed from Western Sydney Wanderers on July 1, 2023, for an undisclosed fee, Yengi was a relative unknown in his home country and definitely in the UK. However, that soon changed as the 25-year-old marked his Pompey debut in the season-opener against Bristol Rovers with a 90th-minute equaliser – just minutes after being introduced to the action as a substitute.

The powerful front man then proceeded to score four more times over his next four appearances, quickly establishing himself as a darling of the Fratton faithful, before giving Bolton defender Ricardo Santos – who is regarded one the best defenders in League One – a lesson or two in the Blues’ televised game against Wanderers at Fratton Park.

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