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Road to BAL: Time and where to watch City Oilers game against COSPN

12:23 - 21 November 2023

Former City Oilers coach Mandy Juruni with a team-talk|COURTESY

The Ugandan powerhouse will be hoping to replicate last year's heroics when they managed to make it to the continental showpiece.

Nine-time National Basketball League champions City Oilers get off their qualifier to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with a bout against Madagascar's COSPN on Tuesday at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This marks the start of the competition, slated to last between November 21 to 26.

Very positive head Coach - Mandy Juruni. pic.twitter.com/TzZybCnI7m
— City Oilers Basketball Club 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@CityOilers) November 21, 2023

City Oilers guard Ivan Muhwezi dribbles past Daniel Emong during Friday's game /NBL Uganda image

The Ugandan powerhouse will be hoping to replicate last year's heroics when they managed to make it to the continental showpiece.

We are excited to have you too @RobinsonOpong . pic.twitter.com/XSDtipvhz8
— City Oilers Basketball Club 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@CityOilers) November 21, 2023

What time is the game?

City Oilers against COSPN is set to kickstart at 6 pm in Uganda (EAT) and 5 pm in South Africa (SAST) at Ellis Park.

City Oilers' Jimmy Enabu during last season's National Basketball League finals played in the dilapidated Lugogo Indoor Stadium /NBL Uganda image

How to watch the game

Ugandans will be able to catch live action on the FIBA YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/fiba

Others could Livestream the game via Courtside 1891.

https://www.courtside1891.basketball/?_gl=1*11fgcqh*_ga*MTQwMDQ2MDA2NS4xNzAwNTY0Mzk1*_ga_0K0SVSM4NL*MTcwMDU2NDM5NS4xLjEuMTcwMDU2NDQyMS4zNC4wLjA.

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Road to BAL: Jimmy Enabu, three others out as City Oilers name travelling team to Johannesburg

City Oilers are pooled in Group B along with Mozambique's Ferroviaro da Bera, Madagascar's COSPN and JBC from Zimbabwe.

The City Oilers @roadtobal roster is out as Jimmy Enabu missed out due to unavoidable circumstances. The team leaves tonight for South Africa.#roadtobal #oilernation #foruganda pic.twitter.com/biqI9TVPR9
— City Oilers Basketball Club 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@CityOilers) November 18, 2023

The top three teams in the competition join three others qualified from the West Division Elite 16, plus six teams that boast direct entry to the BAL.