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Two basketball gamers from Mali have apologized for combating within the combined zone following the crew’s 81-68 defeat in opposition to Serbia on the Girls’s World Cup.
The incident between Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou passed off on Monday after Mali’s fourth-straight defeat on the event in Sydney, Australia, and photographs of the struggle was broadly circulated on social media.
FIBA, basketball’s worldwide governing physique, stated it has opened an investigation into the incident to determine on any disciplinary actions.
“We’re right here to apologize for the pictures that have been occurring social media,” Kourouma, sat alongside Dabou, instructed reporters on Tuesday.
“It was not our intention and we have been pissed off due to the loss. We’re right here to apologize to the world of basketball (and the) FIBA World Cup.”
Within the footage, Kourouma might be seen throwing punches at Dabou earlier than different Mali gamers intervene to attempt to separate the 2 gamers. CNN Sport has contacted Mali’s basketball federation for additional touch upon the incident.
Mali exited the World Cup after dropping each recreation in Group B, which included taking place 88-65 in opposition to Canada on Tuesday.
The Girls’s World Cup resumes with the quarterfinals on Thursday and concludes with the ultimate on Saturday.
