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 remain the only unbeaten team in the 12-team league with 30 points from 15 games.
“This is a top game and we are prepared for them. They have an experienced coach in Carey (Oketch). We will give them their respect,” said Thunder assistant coach Sadat Gaya.
Trevor Opiyo will lead Kenyatta University Pirates against Absa while University of Nairobi Terrorists lock horns with Umoja.
The ladies' matches have former champions Equity Bank Hawks against Africa Nazarene University (ANU) as Kenyatta University Oryx meet the University of Nairobi Dynamites.
At the Makande Welfare Hall in Mombasa, champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) will host United States International University (USIU) teams — Tigers and Flames.
Tigers are third after they showed their form in mauling Umoja 64-43. Under the tutelage of former KPA player and coach David Maina, the students will be no pushovers.
On Sunday, an interesting match pits Kenyatta University Oryx against Africa Nazarene University Panthers as Strathmore University Swords, who squeezed a 52-51 win over Storms, take on Equity Bank Hawks.
University of Nairobi Terrorists will shake off their 69-52 to KPA in Mombasa against Absa in a well-balanced fixture on paper.
The dockers welcome Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) Lynx and former national champions Ulinzi Warriors.
Fixtures:
Saturday: Absa v KU, UoN v Umoja, Thunder v Equity, KPA v Flames, KPA v Tigers
Sunday: Panthers v Oryx, Strathmore v Hawks, Pirates v Dumas, KPA v Jkuat, KPA v Ulinizi Warriors
