BAL Elite 16: Thunder ready to match the continent's best

Nairobi Thunder star player Tylor Ongwae is confident the team will succeed in the upcoming Basketball League Africa Elite 16 tournament that will be taking place between November 28 and December 3 at the Kasarani Indoor Arena and Nyayo National Gymnasium.

The tournament promises to bring together an impressive assembly of elite basketball teams across Africa, showcasing talents from various nations.

“We are excited ahead of the tournament we are preparing well and we will be good to go head to head with the best in Africa,” said Ongwae.

City Thunder, the local representative, will battle alongside formidable teams such as the City Oilers from Uganda, the NBA Academy, Urunani BBC from Burundi, M.B.B from South Africa, Bravehearts Basketball from Zambia, Matero Magic from Malawi, and Fox Basketball Club from South Sudan, and Derrick Ongechi, another star player in Thunder’s roster, says they are ready to lift the nation's flag high.

“It a tournament that will add value to the team and the players because we are facing the best in Africa we promise to be competitive and make Kenyans proud,” insisted Ongechi.

 With a nation united in anticipation and enthusiasm, the Road to BAL Elite 16 is poised to unfold as a historic and exhilarating showcase of extraordinary basketball talent as Thunder's Co-founder Susan Kimokoti explains. “We have invested heavily in the team and added some quality players we believe they are going to see the fruits of the hard work,” stated the co-founder.