Sofapaka midfielder Lawrence Juma is enjoying the form of his life having notched 12 goals this season, smashing his previous personal best of nine goals.Since securing the move to Sofapaka in the off-season transfer window, Juma has unleashed the best in him as he has been a vital cog in the Sofapaka wheel.The former Gor Mahia midfielder has scored exactly half of Sofapaka goals this season with most of them being match-winners, emphasizing his importance to the team. Unlucky we were yesterday, nonetheless we keep believing. Better days ahead #LJ24 pic.twitter.com/nbmqPr3z0N— Lawrence Juma (@LawrenceJuma24) June 3, 2021 Juma was delighted to have surpassed his record of nine goals while he turned out for Nzoia Sugar back in 2017 where he also chipped in with a number of assists.“I am really pleased with the season I am having. It has been a good campaign and managing to better my previous record. I have always kept working hard and ensuring that I do better in every game and the results have been good for me,” said Juma.The 28-year-old is on an elite list of players who have scored a hat-trick this season in the league with only AFC Leopards forward Elvis Rupia joining him on the list. Juma however emphasized the importance of team performance rather than individual records as the team aims at bagging maximum points towards the end of the season. Cup tournament today we take on @UlinziStarsFC . Important match today let’s make it count #LJ24 pic.twitter.com/ikK9lBz1VJ— Lawrence Juma (@LawrenceJuma24) June 2, 2021 “The most important thing for me is the overall performance of the team and not just performing well as an individual. We need to take a match at a time and aim to get maximum points in every game we play,” added Juma.The Harambee Stars midfielder is seven goals shy of Eric Kapaito in the goal boot race and is the only midfielder to bag double digits in goals this season.
