Masoud Juma

Masoud Juma Choka (born 3 February 1996) is a Kenyan footballer who last played as a forward for Nejmeh SC and the Kenya national team.

Club career

Early years Born and raised in Isiolo, Juma began playing football at Tumaini Primary School. He then led his Isiolo Barracks Secondary School team to the Coca-Cola/AFCO Inter-military Schools Championship, where he was named tournament MVP with five goals. During this time, he also featured for Isiolo Youth FC, in the fifth-tier Kenyan County Champions League. That summer, after being linked with several top clubs, Juma signed a two-year deal with Kenyan Premier League side Bandari. After struggling in the second half of the year, Juma started the 2015 season with promise. However, in a fixture against SoNy Sugar in April, he suffered an ankle injury which kept him out for five months. Coincidentally, this happened right after earning a call-up to the Kenya U23 squad. He was back in action by September, and helped Bandari close out the season to finish in fourth place.

Despite his strong showing after returning from injury, Juma did not receive much playing time during the first half of the 2016 season, mainly due to the acquisitions of Dan Sserunkuma, Edwin Lavatsa and Meshack Karani in January. He made it known through social media that he planned on finding another team during the nearing midseason transfer window. Although technical director Edward Oduor tried denying the reports, Juma was soon linked to SoNy Sugar, and eventually signed with them in June. He scored his maiden goal with his new club in his sixth match of the season, against Western Stima. His stay at SoNy Sugar was highlighted by his "penchant for spectacular strikes," which helped him improve his stock in the eyes of many teams around the league. He scored five goals in the 2017 President's Cup campaign, including two in the semi-finals against SoNy Sugar to secure the Sharks their first-ever appearance in the finals, where they eventually lost to A.F.C. Leopards. He also earned the Premier League Golden Boot by netting a league-best 18 goals that season. Sharks finished in third place.

In June 2017, Juma trained with Swedish clubs AIK and Jönköpings Södra, followed by South African side Bidvest Wits in July, but he was signed by Cape Town City on 2 January 2018.

On 26 February 2019, Juma joined Libyan champions Al-Nasr Benghazi.

On 29 January 2023, Juma joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly on loan from Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi.

On 8 July 2023, Juma joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.

In December 2024, He joined Esteghlal FC in Persian gulf pro league and he left the club at the end of season.

In September 2025, He joined Nejmeh SC in the Lebanese Premier League for the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League season.

International career While at Bandari, Juma earned a call-up to the Kenya national under-23 team, in preparation for the upcoming 2015 African Games qualifying campaign. However, an injury sustained during a Premier League fixture prevented him from joining the national team. He was the subject of severe criticism from the Kenyan fans following his performance, mainly stemming from a missed shot in the early minutes of what eventually ended as a 2–1 loss. Critics felt that the starting role should have been given to a more established striker, namely Stephen Waruru (the Premier League's top scorer at the time).

He earned his second cap during a friendly against Mauritania two months later, where he scored with a 58th-minute header. This match, however, was not considered a full international match, since Kenya fielded a 'B' team composed only of locally based players.

Career statistics International

International goals (scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first)