Ulinzi Warriors

Ulinzi Warriors
NicknameSoldiers
LeaguesKBF Premier League
LocationMoi Air Base, Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya
ChairmanSN Saidi
Team managerStephen Bartilol
Head coachBernard Mufutu
OwnershipKenya Defense Forces

The Ulinzi Warriors are Kenyan a basketball club based in Moi Air Base in Eastleigh, a suburb of Nairobi. The club is affiliated with the Kenya Defence Forces and is often nicknamed Soldiers. The Warriors are eight-time national champions of Kenya, trailing only KPA for holding the record of most championships.

The Warriors are a regular member of the KBF Premier League, however, the team was folded in 2007 but returned in 2012.[1]

Honours

KBF Premier League

  • Winners (8): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015,[2] 2019[3]
    • Runners-up (2): 2014, 2018

Players

Current roster

The following is the Ulinzi Warriors roster for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Ulinzi Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG 4 Khaemba, Situmba
5 Menya, Tiberous
G 6 Bosire, Victor
7 Mwangi, James
8 Ouma, David
9 Wafula, Ancetas
10 Okumu, Joshua
SG 11 Mutoro, Erick
SF 12 Nyakinda, Valentine
13 Phillip, Antonio
14 Otieno, William
15 Wasilwa, Byron
Head coach
  • William Balozi
Team manager
  • Stephen Bartilol

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: October 31, 2021

References

  1. ^ "Ulinzi Warriors". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "ULINZI WARRIORS CROWNED: But soldiers insists Basketball title was theirs to lose after eliminating KPA". The Standard. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ulinzi Warriors win basketball title". Daily Nation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Ulinzi Warriors at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 October 2021.