Namuwongo Blazers have learnt their opponents for the forthcoming Basketball Africa League (BAL) Elite 16 East Division following Friday’s draw.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 23-29.
The Ugandan champions have been drawn in Group B alongside Tanzania’s Dar City, Botswana’s Dolphins and Mozambique’s Ferroviario da Beira as they battle for qualification to the 2027 BAL season.
Nam Blazers qualified for the Elite 16 after finishing second in the East Division preliminary round held in Hoima, where they won three of their four games.
The Blazers fell short at this stage last season and will be hoping to go a step further this time around.
Group A comprises hosts Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya), Patriots (South Sudan), Munali Suns (Zambia) and Urunani (Burundi).
Dar City are among the leading contenders in Group B, having reached the BAL regular season last year before being eliminated by Angola’s Petro de Luanda in the quarter-finals.
Ferroviario da Beira, who have previous BAL experience, will also pose a significant challenge to the Ugandan champions.
The top two teams from each division, alongside the best third-placed team, will advance to the BAL 2027 season, making five qualifiers from the Elite 16.
They will join seven other teams that have already secured automatic qualification from Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia.
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