This archive report was first published on 24 October 2019.
On October 24, 2019, the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) was forced to postpone two opening men's Premier League and Division Two play-offs quarter-final matches due to the unavailability of the Nyayo National Stadium.
The initial first lower-tier play-offs Game One showdown between Pirates and KDF Morans, scheduled for 6pm, and the men's Premier League opener between Equity Bank and Emyba were to be held at the Nyayo Stadium.
However, Joseph Amoko, the federation's competition secretary, stated that the matches had to be re-scheduled due to the stadium's booking for the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon.
Amoko explained, "Nyayo Stadium was booked to host the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon and we have to be forced to re-locate the play-offs Game One opening matches to a different venue instead of postponement."
The nine lower-tier play-offs Game One and two women's Premier League second leg matches initially scheduled for Nyayo on Saturday and Sunday were shifted to United States International University of Africa's (USIU-A) in Ruaraka.
Equity Bank had beaten Blades 67-59 in their last second leg men's Premier League match to finish third with 39 points, while Emyba managed to end the regular season with 32 points.
Kenyatta University Pirates powered their way into the play-offs after finishing top in their tough men's Division One league with 39 points, booking a date with eighth-rated Kenya Defence Force Morans, who garnered 33 points.
