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Kennedy Wachira of Nairobi City Thunder celebrates after scoring against MBB Blue Soldiers during their Basketball Africa League Tournament Elite 16 tournament match at Nyayo Gymnasium on November Thursday. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

National men's basketball Premier League champions Nairobi City Thunder are two matches away from writing history as the first Kenyan side to qualify for Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Coach Bradley Ibs' charges have been impressive in the ongoing Road to BAL 2025 Elite 16 East Division qualifiers surpassing the century mark in their first two Group A matches to seal their place in the last four.

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