Uganda, April 18 -- The clock is ticking. It is almost time for the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference in Cairo, Egypt, where Uganda's representatives City Oilers will be fighting for a place in the playoffs.

The action tips off Friday at the Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex, with Libya's Al Ahly taking on Central African Republic's Bangui before City Oilers entertain hosts and defending champions Al Ahly.

To help the Oilers' cause when the games start is Silverbacks' superstar Robinson Opong, who previously featured in the first edition of the BAL with Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers.

Opong touched down in Cairo Tuesday morning in the company of the team's managers Muhammad Santur and Ahmed Hassan to link up with the rest of the pl...