Ranger had been without a team since January 2023, having last played for Boreham Wood in the FA Cup against Everton 10 months ago.
Ex-Premier League striker Nile Ranger has found a new club this summer.AdvertisementAdvertisement"It was his first game, he hadn't met the lads. He's come in out of the cold, he's not played for a while,” Kettering manager Richard Lavery told BBC Radio Northampton.
"You could see in the first half he was rusty, in the second half he turned up.
"There's a lot more to come from him, he hasn't played at those levels for nothing, has he?"