Leaders Nairobi City Thunder are expected to roar louder when they begin their Kenya National Basketball playoff quarterfinals against the University of Nairobi Terrorists at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. Coach Brads Ibs said his unbeaten side has prepared well and the players have been competitive in training in the last two weeks.
April 5, 2024

Nairobi City Thunder head coach Brad Ibs has backed his charges to replicate the form they showed during the regular season when the Kenya National Basketball Men’s Premier League enters the playoffs stage this Sunday at Nyayo Gymnasium. The ShaurI Moyo based side, who finished the regular season unscathed, will launch their quest for the title in the quarter-finals against the University of Nairobi’s Terror on Sunday in Game One before playing Game Two and Three the following weekend.
May 31, 2024

Kenya National Basketball Men’s Premier League defending champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) head coach Sammy Kiki has shifted his focus on the playoffs as his side bid to seal a three-peat. The defending champions’ first-round match-up will be against Africa Nazarene University’s Wolfpacks, with tip-off slated for Sunday at the Nyayo Gymnasium before hosting the latter a week later in Mombasa for games two and three at the Makande Gymnasium.
May 30, 2024

High-flying Nairobi City Thunder assistant coach Sadat Gaya is wary of the threat posed by former champions the Ulinzi Warriors. The two giants meet in an epic Kenya National Basketball League clash at Nyayo Stadium gymnasium today at 8 pm. “We play an inconsistent Ulinzi team that has been up and down throughout the season,” Gaya noted. “In my experience, this is a dangerous type of team. We are prepared for them, but you can never be too prepared. I love our chances against them.”
April 15, 2024

During the Cape Town Tigers’ match against FUS Rabat two weeks ago, three men quietly walked into the Sunbet Arena clad in the colors of Kenya’s super club, Nairobi City Thunder. Sitting courtside at the BAL Kalahari Conference match, the men surveyed the scene, making mental notes of the setting they hope to see their club participate in next year.
March 27, 2024

With five seconds to play, Equity’s new signing, Eugene Adera scaled for a lay-up, but saw the ball agonizingly bounce off the rim, with a three-point margin to cover. Equity then won a foul and a side-ball from the restart, asked for a time-out with three seconds to go as they tried to rally back.
March 24, 2024

Leaders Nairobi City Thunder take on Equity Bank Dumas in a top-of-the-bill Kenya National Basketball League clash at the Nyayo Stadium gymnasium. Saturday’s match-up pitting the top and second teams will tip off at 6 pm. The loud-roaring Thunder remains the only unbeaten team in the 12-team league with 30 points from 15 games.
March 23,2024

Warriors have lost back to back matches for the first time this season, last weekend’s shock defeat to Absa coming hot on the heels after another loss to University lads Strathmore. “We need to do better in our offence and take the chances we had. We need to shoot better. Back to back defeats of course bring a lot of pressure, and this being the second leg when we are chasing a good play-off slot, we need to ensure we get wins,” the tactician said.
March 23, 2024

With the climax of regular season in the Kenya National Basketball Premier Leagues fast approaching, top guns in the competition will be fighting for the top eight positions, importantly the top four to avoid hard encounters during the playoffs.This weekend, league leaders Nairobi City Thunder who are chasing an unbeaten record, will be playing their 16th match of the season against second-placed Equity Dumas.
March 22, 2024

Leaders Nairobi City Thunder coach Sadat Gaya said his charges were nowhere near their best despite an 82-56 win over USIU Tigers in a Kenya National Basketball League match. Thunder, the only unbeaten team so far, have a maximum 28 points from 14 games. They led 20-13 in the first quarter but trailed 20-17 in the second.

Red-hot Nairobi City Thunder continued to stamp their authority in the men's Basketball Premier League after crashing varsity side USIU Tigers 82-56 at Nyayo Gymnasium, Nairobi today. The win saw the Shauri-Moyo based side continue with their winning streak in the league - going 14 games unbeaten. Thunder tops the league with 28 points having played 14 games.
March 09, 2024

NCT remains undefeated after another dominating performance against USIU Tigers (82-56)! We’re 14 games strong and hungry for more.
March 09, 2024

Nairobi City Thunder head coach Brad Ibs has hailed his boys for their stellar performance over the weekend after getting an away win in Eldoret as they maintained their unbeaten run in the Kenya men’s basketball premier league. Thunder stroked down Eldonets Platinum 91-58 at Uasin Gishu grounds in Eldoret to take their total tally to 26 points after 13 matches, winning all and sitting atop the league summit.
March 04, 2024

Kenya Morans Albert Odero has joined Nairobi City Thunder. Odero was Morans' best player at the FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers 2025 in Tunisia over the weekend. He led Kenya’s scoring chart in the three qualifiers in Monastir, scoring 25 points in the 90-69 loss to hosts Tunisia, had 12 in the defeat against Angola and managed 19 in their 80-74 win against Guinea in Group E’.
February 28,2024

The Kenyan sporting space is an interesting space, and I say interesting more on the negative side. My take on Kenya is that it is perhaps the only African country that has a dominant athlete/ team in more than two sporting disciplines.
January 05, 2024

After stamping their authority over reigning champions Kenya Ports Authority in the men’s premier league last weekend, Kenya National Basketball League top seed Nairobi City Thunder will aim to improve their regular season record to 11-0 when they battle former champions Ulinzi Warriors on Tuesday evening at Nyayo Gymnasium.
December 12, 2023

Kenya National Basketball League (KNBL) Men’s Premier League top seed Nairobi City Thunder improved their regular season record to 10-0
December 09, 2023

The free-scoring Thunder have made some big signings and are top of the 12-team table with a maximum of 14 points after easily winning seven of their matches…..
November 17, 2023

Kenya Morans forward Ariel Okal is a new Nairobi City Thunder player after signing a one year deal with the Kenya Basketball Federation team this week.
November 16, 2023

Kenya men's basketball national team Morans power forward Ariel Okal has backed high-flying Nairobi City Thunder to challenge for the...
November 15, 2023

City Thunder basketball team head coach Brad Ibs has applauded his boys for a great show over the weekend when they defeated…
November 06, 2023

Eldonets had their best-ever Nairobi trip when they collected maximum points by beating Absa and United States International University Tigers…
October 13, 2023

City Thunder basketball team head coach Brad Ibs says their defense stood out for them in their weekend win against Kenyatta University’s Pirates in the…
October 12, 2023