"Basketball is so deeply ingrained in Filipino culture. It is a religion. That’s why what the Azkals are doing right now is remarkable."
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Filipino journalist Cedelf Tupas to the South China Morning Post on the national team shortly after their first-ever AFC Asian Cup match. ["AFC Asian Cup: ‘half-breed’ Pilipinas Azkals symbolise what it means to be Filipino, says former AFC official" (8 January 2019) by Nazvi Careem
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