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.
The Ugandan powerhouse will be hoping to replicate last year's heroics when they managed to make it to the continental showpiece.
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.
How to watch the game
Ugandans will be able to catch live action on the FIBA YouTube channel.
Others could Livestream the game via Courtside 1891.
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Even then, the roster still boasts a vast number of big names, including Roubeck Germaine Vashon Jr, Miller Dane Anthony Jr, Petty Parrish, Fayed Baale and Tonny Drileba.
City Oilers are pooled in Group B along with Mozambique's Ferroviaro da Bera, Madagascar's COSPN and JBC from Zimbabwe.
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.