Kenya national under 20 Rising Stars coach Salim Babu has confirmed that he delayed in renewing his passport occasioning his inability to travel to Malawi with the team for the Four Nation tournament.In an exclusive interview Babu explained that he had started the renewal process early in the week but the process was delayed and he received the document late making him miss the trip.“I have a passport. I got it many years ago. It had expired and the process just took long to finish because of a hitch. By the time I got the document, the team had already travelled,” he said.EXCLUSIVE: Salim Babu left behind as Kenya U20 jets to MalawiAsked why he could not join the team now that he has a passport, Babu said he has a personal issue to sort out outside Nairobi and had already travelled.“I won’t travel even after receiving the document because something personal has come up and I have to sort it out. The team is in good hands under my assistant,” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7975084##Babu said he is disappointed by unsubstantiated reports online regarding the matter.FKF provides update on Eric Johana, Aboud Omar and Salim Babu’s travel glitch“There are some unsubstantiated reports over the whole issue and the team that I don’t want to be dragged into,” he said.The Kenya Police FC coach did not travel with the team when they flew out on Thursday and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) confirmed it was due to a hitch with his travel documents.In his absence, Antony Akhulia is in charge of the team that kicks off its campaign against Zimbabwe this afternoon from 4PM EAT.
