Given a sentence in Igbo language, translate the sentence to English language keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact

Igbo sentence: On kpatara ha atopu, Chigozie ata uta ya na eziokwu ahu bu na o dara ugboro abuo n'uzo mgbe Dora na ekwu o kwusilata mgbe elbowed ya na ihu n'oge egwuregwu.
On the cause of their losing, Chigozie blamed it on the fact that she fell twice along the way while Dora claimed she was slowed down when elbowed her in the face during the game.