2024–25 Nairobi City Thunder season

The 2024–25 Nairobi City Thunder is the 25th season of the Nairobi City Thunder. The team will play in the KBF Premier League and made its debut in both the qualifying rounds and the main tournament of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

As the national champions, they qualified for the Road to BAL, the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League(BAL). In the 2024 offseason, the Thunder signed Tylor Ongwae, who joined the team after playing nine seasons in Europe. They also strengthened the roster with foreign players, including Will Davis and Uchenna Iroegbu. After advancing past the first round, the Thunder further increased their firepower by attracting continental veterans Abdoulaye Harouna and Ater Majok, who had both played in each previous BAL season. On December 2, they defeated City Oilers in the semifinals to qualify for the 2025 BAL season as the first Kenyan team in history.

In the 2025 BAL main season, they were allocated in the Nile Conference. In the meantime, star players Majok and Harouna had signed with other BAL teams. The Kenyans suffered heavy losses at the hands of Al Ahli Tripoli and APR, however, they were able to win one game against MBB, the first win by a Kenyan team. Nevertheless, the Thunder finished with a 1–5 record, leading to elimination in the group phase.

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