Agony for Masud Juma who suffers heavy defeat in Saudi Arabia

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STARS ABROAD Agony for Masud Juma who suffers heavy defeat in Saudi Arabia

Mark Kinyanjui 21:20 - 05.12.2023

Juma, who scored his maiden goal for the club in his previous appearance against Al-Jandal, was not as lucky against Al Najma.

Masud Juma endured an afternoon to forget as Al Najma brushed aside his Al Jabalain in a Saudi Arabian Division One clash played on Tuesday afternoon.

Juma, who signed for Jabalain in July after enjoying a fruitful spell on loan at Al Faisaly earlier this year, did find himself in goal-scoring positions but could not bury his chances.

Goals by Khalid Al-Shammari, Enca Fati and Pato were enough to end Al Jabalain’s run of three games without defeat.

Juma, who scored his maiden goal for the club in his previous appearance against Al-Jandal, has often been leading the line as a lone center forward in his seven appearances for the side, unlike for Harambee Stars, where he features as a winger.

Juma has become a mainstay for Harambee Stars playing as a center forward in some games especially in Olunga’s absence, but has also been playing out wide, with head coach Engin Firat in awe of his ability to take men on from one v one situations down the flanks.

Masoud, 27, previously played for Shabana, Sony Sugar and Bandari.

He made his mark at Kariobangi Sharks during the 2017 season where he emerged the Kenyan Premier League top scorer with 24 goals.

Masud is not new to Arabian football, having made stopovers at Libyan side Al-Nasr Benghazi and Algerian giants JS Kabylie. 

He made his senior international debut for Kenya in June 2017, against Sierra Leone in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.

He was part of the national team at AFCON 2019, even though he never made an appearance as Kenya bowed out in the group stage

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Masud has also had a stint in South Africa with Cape Town City under current Manchester United first-team coach Benni McCarthy