Without mentioning the amount of the debt, the president of the National Association of Basketball Judges of Angola (ANJBA), Eduardo Afonso, said that the measure aims to force the Angolan Basketball Federation to pay the debt, before the start of the 'play-offs'.
"The referees' stoppage continues, firstly because, so far, payment has not been made in the entirety of the regular season of the championship. It is our intention that, before the 'play-offs' begin, a memorandum is made agreement between the Angolan Basketball Federation and our association, in order to regulate the payment of referees", he said.
This is not the first time that referees have declared a strike for non-payment of game prizes, something that had already happened in the 2019/20 season.