Ulinzi Warriors

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Ulinzi Warriors
Ulinzi Warriors logo.png
NicknameSoldiers
Leagues KBF Premier League
Location Moi Air Base, Eastleigh, Kenya
ChairmanSN Saidi
Team managerStephen Bartilol
Head coachBernard Mufutu
OwnershipKenya Defense Forces

The Ulinzi Warriors are a basketball club based in Moi Air Base, Kenya. 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.

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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

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 nationality not displayed.

Ulinzi Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 4 Flag of Kenya.svg Khaemba, Situmba
5 Flag of Kenya.svg Menya, Tiberous
G 6 Flag of Kenya.svg Bosire, Victor
7 Flag of Kenya.svg Mwangi, James
8 Flag of Kenya.svg Ouma, David
9 Flag of Kenya.svg Wafula, Ancetas
10 Flag of Kenya.svg Okumu, Joshua
SG 11 Flag of Kenya.svg Mutoro, Erick
SF 12 Flag of Kenya.svg Nyakinda, Valentine
13 Flag of Kenya.svg Phillip, Antonio
14 Flag of Kenya.svg Otieno, William
15 Flag of Kenya.svg Wasilwa, Byron
Head coach
  • Flag of Kenya.svg William Balozi
Team manager
  • Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Bartilol
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 31, 2021

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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.


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