Kenyan striker Masoud Juma has joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Esteghlal FC on a seven-month deal set to expire on 30 June 2025.The move, as per Transfermarkt, indicates that the 28-year-old signed with the Iranian top-tier club on Wednesday 27 November 2024, after spending nearly five months as a free agent.Kenyan international Masoud Juma joins Iranian top flight club Esteghlal FC.#FootballKE pic.twitter.com/VQXJcmOPHL— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) November 28, 2024 Juma’s last club was Saudi First Division One League side Al Jabalain, which he joined in July 2023 on a one-year contract.His spell there was however hampered by a nasty Achilles tendon rupture in January this year, which kept out for months, leading up to the end of his deal.On his journey towards recovery, Juma was in October spotted training with Harambee Stars as the team prepared for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) double-header against Cameroon, and was also reported to be training with his former side Kariobangi Sharks.Masud Juma joins Harambee Stars training ahead of AFCON qualifier against CameroonThe new development, which sees him become the second Kenyan actively playing in the Iranian top flight alongside Anthony Akumu, is now an indication of his full fitness.In Esteghlal, Masoud will be under the stewardship of former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane, who took over at the club on 18 October 2024 following a brief stint with Saudi’s Abha.##NAJAVA_MECA_8528328##Founded in 1945, Esteghlal is the oldest Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, and has won a staggering 38 championship titles in provincial, national and continental cups.They play their home games at the 78,000-seater Azadi Stadium, and are currently involved in both the league – where they are tenth after 10 matches – and the AFC Champions League.Harambee Stars overtaken by Tanzania in latest FIFA RankingsFrom Kariobangi Sharks, Juma has traversed a set of other different clubs including; South African side Cape Town City in 2018, Algeria’s JS Kabylie during the 2019/2020 season, Arabian side Dibbah Al- Fujairah and Libyan champions Al- Nasr Benghazi in 2019, to Difaa El Jadidi in Morocco.
