AFC Leopards assistant coach Tom ‘Gaza’ Juma believes his side should have beaten Nzoia Sugar in regulation in the Elijah Lidonde Cup final staged at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega on Sunday afternoon.Ingwe had seen off Vihiga Bullets in the semis while Nzoia thrashed Kakamega Homeboyz 5-2 to set up a final between the two sides. The game had to be decided via post-match penalties after a barren draw in regulation time. Ingwe emerged victorious, winning 8-7 to walk home with the Ksh. 1 million prize money.##NAJAVA_MECA_6497287##Based on how they played, however, Juma believes that they should have downed the Bungoma-based millers in regulation time. He said that his team was wasteful in the game despite being so dominant.“It was not an easy game but when you look at how we played, it is a game that we should have won inside the regulation time, it should not have gone all the way to post-match penalties. We bossed the game, created chances but we just could not bury the chances that we created,” the former Leopards midfielder said.He is however happy that the team finally triumphed and lauded the boys for delivering the trophy.“There was also an element of luck because we hit the crossbar, missed a sitter but all in all I am happy that we have won, a big congratulations to the boys for the job well done,” he added.WE WIN AFC Leopards 8 Nzoia Sugar FC 7#LidondeCup #OursForever #INGWE— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) July 10, 2022 Juma, who is in charge of the team in the absence of coach Patrick Aussems missed Saturday’s semifinal against Homeboyz as he was attending his dad’s burial. In his absence, goalkeeping coach Lawrence Webo stepped and led the team to the final.
