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Red-hot Thunder face off with high flying Eldonets Platinum

Derrick Ogechi of Nairobi City Thunder (right) dribbles past Parrish Petty of Uganda's City Oilers during their Basketball Africa League Elite 16 tournament at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on December 02, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Eldonets Platinum's perfect run in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) men's Premier League race will be put to test today when they lock horns with defending champions Nairobi City Thunder at their Eldoret backyard.

Platinum, who are second on the table, will be hoping to survive the Thunder strike and make it five wins out of five. However, they face an uphill task against a well-oiled Thunder machine that is keen to successfully defend the league title.

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