Lack of a National Identity Card (ID) and a Certificate of Good Conduct/Police Clearance Certificate has been cited as the reasons for Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma’s delayed return to his Czech Republic club, Slavia Prague.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsOuma jetted into Nairobi back in March after securing a national team call-up for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against The Gambia and Gabon.He warmed the substitutes’ bench in the 3-3 draw against The Gambia, played on Thursday, 20 March in Ivory Coast, before starting in Kenya’s 2-1 loss to Gabon three days later at the Nyayo National Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_8850178##Ouma was expected to hit the runway together with the other foreign-based players after the conclusion of the March FIFA international window, but he is still holed up in Nairobi.Given that he joined the Czech giants in January for a fee in the region of Ksh473 million and the fact that he had not made his debut for the club, Ouma was thought to be in a hurry to reunite with his employer and fight for playing time.However, disturbing reports of his alleged involvement in merrymaking have been popping up on social media, raising concerns over what might have triggered his extended break from club activities, yet the season was still on in the Czech Republic.Kenya U20 defender reveals Benni McCarthy’s advice ahead of AFCON U20 tournamentHowever, his elder brother, Elvis Noor, has cleared the air and, at the same time, rubbished the growing allegations leveled against his media-shy sibling as false.Noor, who plies his trade with Nairobi City Stars, revealed that Slavia had permitted his younger brother to hang around Nairobi until he secures the two documents.##NAJAVA_MECA_8841644##“The club asked him (Ouma) to get the two documents to facilitate the issuance of his work permit in the Czech Republic. He will travel as soon as the authorities furnish him with the two documents. He applied shortly after jetting in, and it is just a matter of time before he reunites with his teammates,” disclosed the midfielder, who at some points shared the dressing room with his sibling at City Stars.Harambee Stars midfielder chuffed after dazzling in his first Dar es Salaam DerbyNoor, in the meantime, clarified that his brother had initially been using only his passport for official duties until he arrived in Prague, where authorities insisted on the availability of an ID and police clearance before issuing a work permit.“He was never issued with an ID despite turning 18 two years ago. He had been using his passport. We ask those soiling my brother’s reputation on social media to refrain from doing so,” added Noor.
