Juma promises to deliver elusive league title to Ingwe faithfuls

Immediate former AFC Leopards team manager Tom Juma believes he is ripe to assist his boss Patrick Aussems end their more than two-decade-long league trophy drought. Juma was confirmed as the new Leopards assistant coach on Friday and will serve in his new role for the next one and half years.

Additionally, the club renewed their goalkeeper trainer Lawrence Webo’s stay at the den for a similar period.

 “AFC Leopards is delighted to announce that our coaching staff duo of Tom Juma and Lawrence Webo have extended their stay at the Club. Thomas Juma begins his role of assistant coach for one and a half years effective January 1st, 2021. The goalkeeper coach, Lawrence Webo see his contract extended as our goalkeeper trainer till 30th June, 2022,” read a tweet from the club

Juma popularly known as Gaza joined Ingwe two years ago to fill in the slot left Gilbert Selebwa. The former Kenyan international was however thrown into the technical bench and will serve as Aussems right-hand man. Aussems was appointed the new Leopards coach last month following the unceremonious resignation of Anthony Kimani who has since joined Bandari.

Juma says he has amassed the requisite coaching experience through working with both local and foreign coaches to steer Ingwe to clinch the Football Kenya Federation Premier League title this season.

“I have worked under good coaches at Leopards in the past two years and I am throughout the period, I have gathered coaching lessons to stand on the technical line. I believe my partnership with Aussems will deliver the crown this season to our fans who have been waiting for it since 1998,” he said

On the other hand, Webo joined Leopards in November 2018 replacing retired Kenyan international Mathews Ottamax. The former Posta Rangers custodian was hired as the Harambee Stars goalkeepers trainer in August 2019 and left the rank in November last year. Former Tusker trainer Haggai Azande has since replaced him at the national team.