Gor Mahia CEO Raymond Oruo has shed light on the ongoing passport saga that has embroiled their right back Rooney Onyango leading to his absence from their CAF Champions League squad.It has emerged that Rooney has been caught up in an immigration saga with the Italian embassy which flagged his documents during the verification of his visa application.The former Wazito FC defender was equally missing from the Gor Mahia squad that travelled to Juba, South Sudan for the CAF Champions League qualifiers against Al Merreikh.Gor Mahia head coach explains reason for Austin Odhiambo’s previous absenceIn an exclusive interview with Mozzart Sport, Oruo says that his absence from the travelling party has to do with his travel documents.“Rooney is registered at CAF for the Champions League and was named in the Juba trip. However, he was replaced at the last minute as he had not presented his travel documents (passport),” said Oruo.Oruo said that the club knew of his passport saga during their recent pre-season tour of Tanzania in readiness for the CAF Champions League games.##NAJAVA_MECA_8275708##“Rooney travelled to Arusha with the team on the weekend for the two pre-season matches and played both.The team management became aware of his passport missing on the trip to Arusha but gave assurance he would get it. He travelled with a temporary permit,” he added.Oruo said that the club has no role to play and will therefore not subject the player to any disciplinary actions at least for now as it is not a matter directly attributed to them.Gor Mahia CEO offers opinion on Benson Omala’s move to Lebanon“On his saga with the embassy, we will let the investigation process continue and liaise with FKF on the way forward.”In conclusion, Oruo urges players to be mindful of the actions they take and be wary of people who might make wrong decisions.“Travel documents and in this case a passport, is a personal responsibility of the owner. Players are urged to be careful when dealing with these.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8275735##It remains to be seen what will become of the Harambee Stars defender and what actions will be taken by either the embassy or FKF.
