Top spots at stake as KBF Premier League enters decisive weekend
Basketball
By
Elizabeth Mburugu
| Jun 06, 2025
A series of entertaining Kenya Basketball Federation league matches are lined-up from today to Sunday at different venues.
Defending Premier League champions Nairobi City Thunder and Equity Bank Hawks will be in action today at Nyayo Gymnasium.
Thunder will take on University of Nairobi (UoN) Terror today in hunt of their 17th win this season.
They will be out to maintain their unbeaten run even as they look to secure their second straight title without dropping a point.
In other men's Premier League encounters, Equity Bank Dumas will be hoping to bounce back from their last weekend's 49-74 loss to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) when they tackle fellow bankers Stanbic Shields this evening.
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On Sunday, Dumas will play relegation-threatened National Bank of Kenya (NBK) Phoenix.
The Phoenixes, who are stunk in the bottom two, will build on last Saturday's 79-75 victory against Umoja Basketball Ball.
Former holders Ulinzi Warriors will tomorrow play African Nazarene University (ANU) Panthers in the only men's Premier League encounter of the day.
The soldiers who are gradually regaining their form will be out to cement their place in the top three.
Equity Hawks, who had a disappointing outing at Makande Hall, Mombasa where they lost 47-64 to bitter rivals KPA, will play Th3 Swish today, then tackle ANU Panthers on Sunday.
Double victory will boost their chances of finishing the regular season in the top three. Panthers will take on winless Storms with a victory reviving their hopes of maintaining the spot in the top tier.
Panthers are among teams facing the relegation axe. Storms will on Sunday play Th3 Swish.
Strathmore University Swords will return to action today against their UoN peers Dynamites.
Swords, who are among the top performing sides this season will then play Stanbic Aces tomorrow.