Nairobi City Thunder ready to challenge for Africa title
From left: Nairobi City Thunder basketball club chief of staff Marcel Awori, president and CEO Colin Rasmussen, assistant coach Rose Mshilla and team manager Bernet Ojay in Nairobi on November 28, 2025.
City Thunder won the Kenya Basketball Federation men’s Premier League title unbeaten in the ended season.
The team also won the East Division Elite 16 title unbeaten in Nairobi to qualify for Nile Conference stage of BAL.
Kenyan champions Nairobi City Thunder have come of age, and have what it takes to qualify for the play-off stage of 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL), and to win the title given their experience, the team’s officials have declared.
On Sunday, Nairobi City Thunder who won the Kenya Basketball Federation men’s Premier League title unbeaten in the ended season, won the East Division Elite 16 title unbeaten at Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi to qualify for Nile Conference stage of BAL.