Gamers from Mali’s winless group fought backstage after a loss to Serbia
Two members of Mali’s nationwide ladies’s basketball group have been recorded preventing each other following a defeat to Serbia on the FIBA Girls’s World Cup.
Recovering from their very own loss to hosts Australia, Serbia fired again with a 81-68 win which prevented the winless West Africans from having the ability to qualify for the quarterfinals.
As Serbian high scorer Sasa Cado gave a post-match interview to nationwide media outlet Sport Klub afterwards, considered one of her solutions was interrupted by loud noises coming from one other a part of the combined zone.
As a YouTube clip of the incident exhibits, Cado is heard yelling out because the digital camera pans to the aspect to disclose two Mali gamers concerned in a brawl.
One of many gamers, recognized as Salimatou Kourouma, could be seen placing her greatest efforts into attempting to punch Kamite Elisabeth, who places her arms underneath her attacker in a boxing-like clinch.
The 2 ladies are separated by different gamers and members of the teaching workers, with the incident including insult and harm to Mali’s forgettable World Cup marketing campaign.
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Struggling a mean 30.25-point margin of defeat, Mali have misplaced every considered one of their 4 video games on the event up to now.
Kourouma has averaged 5.three factors for her group and four.5 rebounds, whereas Dabou has put up three.eight factors and one rebound per recreation.
On Tuesday, Mali can try to restore some delight by beating Canada earlier than heading residence.
Serbia face France of their subsequent outing however are assured a spot within the quarterfinals whatever the end result, offering Japan lose to Australia.
Elsewhere, the USA group racked up a document factors haul for the World Cup as they defeated South Korea 145-69 on Monday.
