Harambee Stars striker Masoud Juma scored his first goal in the Iranian Pro League on Thursday evening as his side, Esteghlal FC, drew 1-1 with Sepahan at home.Coach Pitso Mosimane named the Kenya international in the starting 11, and 22 minutes into the game, he repaid the coach’s faith with the opening strike, his first for the club.##NAJAVA_MECA_8605354##Despite his goal breaking the deadlock, the home team did not secure maximum points, as the visitors managed to level the scores in the 74th minute through Mehdi Limouchi, salvaging a point from the match.Masoud was withdrawn in the 71st minute for Amirali Sadeghi. Despite the visitors being reduced to ten men in the 85th minute, Esteghlal could not capitalize and bag maximum points.They currently sit in 10th position with 18 points after 15 rounds of league matches. Their next match is against Shams Azar Qazvin on Monday 20 January at home.Richard OdadaIn Scotland, Richard Odada and Jonah Ayunga were both in action as their teams registered mixed results in the Scottish Premiership.Odada came on as an 84th-minute substitute as his club, Dundee United bagged the points and bragging rights in the Dundee Derby with a 2-1 away win against Dundee FC.Another Tanzanian club in talks to appoint Robert MatanoThe home team went ahead in the 61st minute through a Simon Murray penalty, but Vicko Sevelj responded for the visiting team with the equalizer four minutes later. Sam Dalby then sealed the comeback win for the visitors with a goal two minutes from time.United sit third in the Scottish Premiership with 34 points, 16 behind leaders Celtic, who suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of rivals Rangers on Thursday evening. Next for Odada and his team is a home game against Hearts of Midlothian on Sunday evening.Jonah AyungaOn the other hand, Jonah Ayunga made a rare start for his club, St. Mirren, but they unfortunately went down 2-0 to Kilmarnock away from home.Bruce Anderson was the star of the game, scoring both goals for the home team. Ayunga was withdrawn in the 66th minute of the game. Next for them is a match against Celtic on Sunday.How Benni McCarthy’s expected appointment is a blessing to Harambee Stars
