after a fight between two Malian women, an open investigation

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At the Women’s Basketball World Cup, two Malian players came to blows after a match. Fiba has decided to open an investigation (photo taken on September 25 during the match between Mali and France).

BASKETBALL – It’s a ” Craziness that could leave traces. The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) announced on Tuesday, September 27, that it had opened an investigation after the fight between two players from Mali. at the Women’s Basketball World Cup, in Sydney. An amazing scene for which the team leader Touty Gandega apologized on behalf of the group.

On Monday, just after Mali’s fourth loss in four games against Serbia (81-68), synonymous with elimination from the group stage, two players including Salimatou Kourouma met in the mixed zone at Olympic Park Sports Center, where media and players meet after games. The two young women had to be separated by teammates, according to an AFP journalist.

” Fiba acknowledges that there was an altercation between Malian players in the mixed zone (…). After this incident, he opened an investigation. Fiba will decide on any possible disciplinary action once it ends the body, whose president, Hamane Niang, is Malian, said in a press release.

a proper apology

On Monday, the leader Touty Gandega had indicated on her Twitter account that the team wanted ” apologize to the Malian people and the African people “.

” Well… I want to clarify that this is not the image we wanted to convey, really not. God knows we get along and unfortunately there is a skid that we would have liked to avoid! We would like to apologize to the Malian people and to the African people. “, Gandega had still tweeted.

” I know it’s CRAZY what happened but the little ones deeply regret their behavior “, she added.

The 13 Malian players were present on Tuesday during the warm-up and then on the bench against Canada, Mali’s last game in the World Cup, AFP noted.

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