Nairobi City Thunder and Kenya Ports Authority go meet for di 2026 Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League final afta both sides complete 3-0 semifinal sweeps. Thunder beat Stanbic Shields 88-65 for Game Three for Nyayo Gymnasium, while KPA defeat Equity Dumas 82-56 for Mombasa.
Di gap for both series sharp pass. Thunder outscore Stanbic by 64 points across three games, wey be average margin of more than 21 points per game, while KPA aggregate margin over Dumas reach 72 points, or 24 per game. Across di six semifinal contests, none decide by less than 15 points.
Dem don play dis final two times before, and Thunder win both series. For 2024, Thunder beat KPA 2-1, seal dia first league title with 86-46 victory for Nairobi. Di following year, dem sweep KPA 3-0, win di first two games for Mombasa 81-47 and 93-79 before 80-43 close-out for Nyayo Gymnasium. Now di two sides go meet again, as Thunder dey pursue third consecutive title.
Thunder go unbeaten through di 2026 regular season, win all 22 games under head coach Brad Ibs, and become di first Kenyan team to reach di Basketball Africa League Elite 8 for Rwanda two years ago. KPA, di Dockers, don win record nine league titles, most recently for 2022 and 2023, and dem don finish runners-up to Thunder for each of di past two finals.
Di best-of-five series go open for Mombasa on Saturday, September 26 at 6:00 PM, with Game 2 also at 6:00 PM di next day. Game 3 dey schedule for Friday, October 2 for Nyayo Gymnasium for Nairobi at 8:00 PM, with Games 4 and 5, if necessary, to be confirm.
