xThe coach of the back-to-back African champions, added: “We want to see a foul called out as foul; let’s take politics out of this event. If we keep condoning rough play, then we will chase good players away; players who are used to quality officiating would stay away. “Yes, at that point we had to play softly and take some rest and of course avoid further hard knocks,” Hughley told reporters. The Senegalese defeated Mozambique 74 to 46 in the second quarterfinal game of the day. D’Tigers had not known their opponents when Hughley spoke but he said whichever team they eventually face would not matter.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2021 03:22 UTC