NBL Playoffs: JT Jaguars, City Oilers Set for Explosive Showdown

Tuesday, September 9
*Miracle Eaglets Vs JT Lady Jaguars – 7pm
*JT Jaguars Vs City Oilers – 9pm

JT Jaguars and City Oilers will finally clash on Tuesday at Lugogo in Game One of their best-of-three National Basketball League (NBL) quarterfinal series.

The highly anticipated matchup had been scheduled to tip off last Friday but was put on hold after Jaguars and Nam Blazers filed a case challenging the legality of City Oilers’ mid-season signings.

However, the FUBA Tribunal has since dismissed the appeals, ruling that the protests lacked sufficient evidence to overturn the Competitions Council’s earlier clearance.

The verdict means Oilers will have their new recruits, Chad Bowie and Kurt Curry Wegscheider, available for the playoffs.

The decision comes as a major boost for the 10-time champions, who endured an uncharacteristically shaky regular season, finishing seventh with a 12-10 record.

Their struggles included two losses against the Jaguars — 74-64 in the first round and 65-50 in the second.

For the Oilers, who have never lost a playoff series in the top flight, the challenge will be to defend their legacy against a confident Jaguars side hungry to make history.

Coached by Sudi Ulanga, the Jaguars wrapped up the regular season in second place behind Nam Blazers and will look to stars like Peter Sifuma, Fadhil Chuma, George Agassi and Ian Lubwama to deliver what would be the club’s biggest upset to date.