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Nairobi City Thunder Clinch First Win, Al Ahli Tripoli Stays Perfect

Nairobi dominated the boards with a 53-43 rebounding advantage and showcased their speed with 27 fast break points

Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) notched their first victory in the 2025 BAL Nile Conference (https://BAL.NBA.com/), pulling off a surprise 85-76 win over South Africa’s MBB in the opening game of Day 5. Albert Odero spearheaded Thunder’s effort with a team-high 23 points, while five other players also scored in double…

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Al Ahli Tripoli and APR Win Second Straight Games at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference

The Nile Conference returns on Tuesday when MBB takes on Nairobi City Thunder at 4 p.m. CAT, while APR faces Al Ahli at 7 p.m. CAT

Jean-Jacques Boissy got 30 points, including 18 from behind the arc, Jaylen Adams added 26 points and eight assists, and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 115-87 in the second day opener of the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Nile Conference (https://BAL.NBA.com/) in Kigali, Rwanda.  In the second…

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    • Uchenna Iroegbu #2 from Nairobi City Thunder at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on 17 May, 2025; credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
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Al Ahli Tripoli and APR win their Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference Openers

The Nile Conference continues on Sunday, when Nairobi City Thunder takes on Al Ahli Tripoli at 2:30 p.m. and MBB faces APR at 5:30 p.m. CAT

Former NBA Academy Africa student-athlete Jean-Jacques Boissy scored 28 points, including 24 from behind the arc, got seven rebounds and three steals, and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Made By Basketball (MBB, South Africa) 87-77 when the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) Nile Conference tipped off at BK Arena in…

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NBA Africa and Safaricom’s M-Pesa Launch League’s Most Expansive Youth Development Program in East Africa to Date

Series of Regional M-PESA Jr. NBA Tournaments Will Reach More Than 10,000 Boys and Girls in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu

NBA Africa and Safaricom (NSE: SCOM- https://apo-opa.co/4gKHaas), the region’s leading technology company, on Saturday launched the M-PESA Jr. NBA program that will provide basketball development and financial literacy programming to more than 10,000 boys and girls in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Kisumu, marking the league’s most expansive youth development program…