Salim Babu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salim Babu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1978 | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2023-2024 | Kenya Police (Head Coach) | ||
| 2025- | Nairobi City Stars (Head Coach) | ||
Salim Babu is the head coach at Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.
Career
[edit | edit source]He previously served as head coach at Sony Sugar, Western Stima, Kisumu AllStars, Nzoia Sugar[1][2] as Head Coach, and at Wazito F.C. as an assistant Coach.
He first joined Kenya Police as an assistant coach in Jul 2023[3] before scaling upwards to the head coach role in Feb 2024.[4] He left Police later in November[5] and in January 2025 he landed at Nairobi City Stars to replace Nicholas Muyoti.[6]
Kenya junior teams
[edit | edit source]Babu currently handles three Kenyan age-grade teams: U17,[7] U18,[8] and U20[9] boys teams. In reaching the CECAFA U20 championship finals in Tanzania in October 2024, Babu wrote history as he became the first coach to qualifier a Kenyan team for the continental AFCON tournament since 1979.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Nzoia Sugar Co. 22 Mar 2022 Nzoia Sugar signs new head coach
- ^ Nation, 31 Jan 2022 Salim Babu: I will save Nzoia Sugar from relegation
- ^ Citizen, 17 Jul 2023 Coach Babu lifts lid on why he quit Nzoia Sugar
- ^ The Star, 23 Feb 2024 Watch over your backs, Kenya Police coach Babu warns rivals
- ^ Nation, 28 Nov 2024 Kenya Police hunt for their eighth coach in three years
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 6 Feb 2025 Salim Babu on why he chose Nairobi City Stars amidst other offers
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 11 Nov 2024 Salim Babu to lead Kenya U17 team in Uganda
- ^ Michezo Afrika, 18 Nov 2023 FKF appoint Salim Babu to coach Kenya U-18
- ^ Pulse Sport, 11 Mar 2024 Salim Babu to lead Kenya U20 in Malawi invitational tournament
