Nzoia Sugar have rubbished transfer news suggesting that coach Salim Babu has ditched the club for the deep-pocketed Kenya Police.The soft-spoken tactician was said to have sealed the move last week, agreeing to deputize Francis Baraza at Police.Prior to the reported transfer to Police, Babu had been linked with a move to KCB and Bandari who are actively looking for new head coaches.##NAJAVA_MECA_7353095##It has however emerged that, Babu’s march to the Police camp has been put on hold as Nzoia insist that, the gaffer has a running contract.Babu, worked under Baraza at Sony Sugar in 2006, a year the defunct club won the league while under the tutelage of the latter.According to the Nzoia Chief Executive Officer Anthony Fungututi, Babu has a deal with the sugar millers that, is set to expire in 2024.The Tactical Brilliance of Moses Shumah: A closer look at his impact on the pitchThe administrator further, confirmed that the tactician had not furnished his office with a contract termination letter and therefore the transfer news should be treated as mere rumours.“He is still our employee who has a running contract. He has terminated his contract or given a notice to do the same,” he cleared the air.Police did not have substantive assistant coach in the concluded campaign where they finished third behind Tusker and Gor Mahia.Why Kevin Juma picked Gor Mahia as his new homeBabu who is among the tens of coaches taking up the CAF B coaching course in Nairobi also affirmed the position of his boss saying that, he had not ditched the Bungoma based club.“I haven’t left Nzoia contrary to what is being reported by the media. I am fully focused on gathering more knowledge from the course we are currently undertaking,” he clarified.The former Western Stima boss guided Nzoia to a fourth-place finish with 64 points in the concluded season.
