Kenya bets on regional tournament to grow local basketball
Dismas Onsongo of Nairobi City Thunder goes for a lay-up against Darius Matere (left) Kenyatta University Pirates during a past Kenya Basketball Federation men's premier league match at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Initially earmarked for Johannesburg, the tournament will feature eight teams, including Kenyan champions Nairobi City Thunder.
Nairobi City Thunder hope to make history as the first Kenyan team to qualify for Africa’s premier men's basketball league.
Kenya hopes to ride on the opportunity of hosting the East Division qualifier finals of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) to take the local game to the next level.
Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) chairman Paul Otula has said the country will ride on the chance of hosting East Division (Conference) finals for the Road to 2025 Basketball Africa League in Nairobi from November 28 to December 3 at the Moi International Sports Centre Gymnasium, and at Nyayo National Stadium Gymnasium, to spur growth of the game locally.
