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What you need to know: Thunder beat Cape Verdean team Kriol Stars 104-71 to reach the semis of Eastern Division qualifiers. The top two teams from the eight-team Eastern Division qualifiers will qualify to play in BAL. Kenyan champions Nairobi City Thunder needs just one win to qualify for Africa’s premier men’s basketball competition, Basketball Africa League (BAL).

What you need to know: Home team outscores South African team ‘Made By Ball Blue Soldiers’ 105-59 in a one-sided match. The six-day tournament in Nairobi has attracted eight teams competing in two Groups of four each. Home team Nairobi City Thunder on Thursday night beat South African opponents to put daylight between themselves and their Group ‘A’ opponents in East Division qualifiers for Africa’s premier club tournament, the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Kenya Basketball Federation men’s Premier League team, Nairobi City Thunder, rode on a stable financial base, and astute recruitment policy to win a maiden league title unbeaten, and at the expense of more experienced local teams. On Saturday, Nairobi City Thunder beat Kenya Ports Authority 84-48  in Game Three of KBF men’s Premier League best-of-five series play-off final at Nyayo National Stadium to win the series 3-0.