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Thunder tip off 2026 BAL against Uganda's Namuwongo Blazers

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Paul Ereng (L) of Nairobi City Thunder tackle tackle Ariel Okal of NBK Phoenix during their Kenya Basketball Federation League match at Nyayo Gymnasium stadium on May 10, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

History-making Nairobi City Thunder will today face off with Uganda's Namuwongo Blazers in their opening match of the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Elite 16 East Division qualifiers at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.

Thunder will be looking to qualify for Africa's prestigious men's tournament for a second year in a row having made history last year by becoming the first Kenyan side to achieve that feat.

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