Juma attributes Leopards woes to inexperience after fourth straight loss

AFC Leopards assistant coach Tom Juma has slammed his charges for conceding a "shocking" and "silly" goal in their Football Kenya Federation Premier League fixture against Sofapaka in Wundayi on Sunday.

Joe Waithira took advantage of a first-half error by Ingwe's defenders to fire home the only goal that separated the former league champions.

AFC Leopards have now registered four straight defeats in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League, a situation Juma attributes to inexperience having lost most of their first team players to other suitors in the country’s top league.

Thus, Leopards are relying on a youthful team that is finding it difficult to concentrate under intense pressure.

"How many chances did we miss? I don't know. If we count them I think we missed real opportunities to score. They had a chance, they got a goal, I mean the goal we gave them. It was shocking, we should have put that ball out you know, what can I say?

"The performance was decent. We are keeping teams in the game and when we do so, they feel they have an opportunity to get something,” Juma told Citizen Digital.

However, Juma is hopeful the new signings brought on board recently will help stabilise the team, and expects the impact in the immediate matches after the current international break.

"There was no laxity from the players because at the end of the day the boys were determined to win the game. Even in the second half we created opportunities, but simple mistakes make the difference in football.”

"After the international break, we should come back and win games. We want to incorporate the new signings in the team and we are hoping the team is going to turn around,” he concluded.

Ingwe are 15th on the log with four points after six rounds.