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Ali distances himself from Mathare United's poor run in FKF Premier League

Mathare United head coach Salim Ali insists he is not to blame for the recent poor run by the club in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.

In the 14 games played, the 2008 champions have registered nine losses, three draws, and two wins. It is a result that has put the team in the relegation zone and the soft-speaking tactician believes it has been a norm.

"We had [Stanley] Okumbi in the team, [Francis] Kimanzi, [Gabriel Njoroge] 'Kingi' before me," Ali told Goal on Saturday, "but they have passed through the same problem. The team has always been fighting relegation and it has been like that for some time.