While the transfer deadline frenzy might have been on the big spending Chelsea and their record-breaking move for the World Cup winning Enzo Fernandez, Kenyan striker Masud Juma used the moment to make a silent switch from the Moroccan top tier league to the Saudi Arabian second tier where he joined Al-Faisaly FC on a loan deal till the end of the season from Difaa El Jadidi.“The club’s management signed a professional contract with the loan system until the end of the season with Kenyan player “Jumaa Masoud”, 27 years old, coming from the Moroccan club Difaa Al-Hassani Al-Jadidi,” a statement from the club confirmed.إدارة النادي تنهي اجراءات انتقال اللاعب الكيني ” جمعة مسعود ” بنظام الإعارة الى نهاية الموسم الجاري #الفيصلي pic.twitter.com/8Ob1Mwg3em— النادي الفيصلي السعودي (@AlFaisaly) January 28, 2023 Juma, who was regular starter at Difaa, is expected to bolster Al Faisaly’s attack as the team chases promotion to the Saudi Pro League where Cristiano Ronaldo is playing after signing with Al Nassr.The team currently sits in fifth place on 34 points, just three points behind log leaders Al Ahli SC.In the first half of the 2022/2023 season, the former Kariobangi Sharks forward, who won the 2017 Kenya Premier league Golden Boot, scored five goals in the fifteen games he played for the Moroccan side.##NAJAVA_MECA_6988540##The club, based in Harmah City with a population of around 15,000 people, is named after King Faisal who was the crown prince at the time of the club’s founding.On his part, Mr. Fahd Al-Madlej expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the management of Al-Hasani Al-Jadidi Defense Club for their good cooperation, which had an impact on facilitating the player’s transfer procedures, wishing the player to present the desired level that satisfies Al-Faisaly fans and achieves the aspirations of the club’s management and the technical and administrative staff.AFC Leopards eye limping Vihiga Bullets scalpBefore turning out for Difaa, Juma played for Algerian side JS Kabylie during the 2019/2020 season. He has also featured for Arabian side Dibbah Al- Fujairah and Libyan champions Al- Nasr Benghazi in 2019 before moving to JS Kabylie. The striker has also turned up for South African side Cape Town City in 2018.
