27 November 2024 | Basketball

The Road to BAL 2025 continues this week with the East Division Elite 16 tournament in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Ugandan champions City Oilers are eying a third appearance in the league.

The Oilers have competed in the Basketball Africa League regular season for the past two seasons, though they have not advanced to the playoffs on both occasions.

Andrew Tendo's charges who will face stiff competition from Nairobi City Thunder and Urunani have to finish in the top two at the six-day event to return to Africa's biggest stage of club basketball.

Oilers made reinforcements to the squad adding Nigerian center Isreal Otobo while Falando Jones and Germaine Roebuck Jr returned to the side. The trio along with Parrish Petty, who inspired Oilers to their tenth championship, will lead the charge in Nairobi.

Fayed Bbale and league MVP Titus Lual Odeke lead the home-based cast on the team.

City Oilers Full Roster

1. Waleed Ali Omar-Muzahim
2. Fayed Baale
3. Rogers Dauna
4. Falando Cortez Jones
5. Benjamin Kawumi
6. Maker Moses Roor Mer
7. Ivan Muhwezi
8. Titus Odeke
9. Israel Oyoro Otobo
10. Parrish Petty
11. Germaine Vashon Roebuck Jr
12. Allawi Ssenkubuge

East Division Fixtures

Thursday, November 28

• MBB vs Nairobi City Thunder
• Kriol Star vs Bravehearts
• City Oilers vs Fox Basketball - 3:00pm
• Urunani vs Matero Magic

Friday, November 29

• Bravehearts vs MBB 
• Nairobi City Thunder vs Kriol Star
• Matero Magic vs City Oilers 3:00pm
• Fox Basketball vs Urunani

Sunday, December 1

• MBB vs Kriol Star
• Bravehearts vs Nairobi City Thunder
• City Oilers vs Urunani 3:00pm
• Matero Magic vs Fox Basketball

Monday, December 2 

• Semifinals

Tuesday, December 3

• 3rd Place Playoff
• Finals

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