Nairobi City Thunder have announced Send App, a cross-border remittance and payments platform by Flutterwave, as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor on a two-season deal, beginning with the 2026 campaign.
The partnership carries added significance given that Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola is also an investor in Nairobi City Thunder, placing him at the intersection of both organisations. It comes at a pivotal moment for the club, who enter the season as two-time unbeaten Kenya National Basketball League (KNBL) champions and will represent Kenya in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the second time.
Send App branding will be visible across matchday experiences, digital platforms, and fan engagement activations throughout the season, starting from the pre-season games.
Nairobi City Thunder CEO Colin Rasmussen said the partnership aligns with the club’s broader ambitions. “Our ambition is to build a pan-African brand with global recognition, and we believe this partnership with Send App will play a key role in helping us achieve that,” he said.
Send App’s Head of Business Harvey Bahia pointed to a shared sense of purpose between the two organisations. “The team’s continued success and commitment to excellence mirror our own drive to provide Africans in the diaspora with a seamless way to support their families back home. We believe in the power of sports to unite and inspire,” he said.
Nairobi City Thunder is a professional basketball club based in Nairobi, Kenya, and the first Kenyan side to compete in the Basketball Africa League. Send App, launched in 2021 by Flutterwave, enables Africans in the diaspora to send money home quickly and affordably across more than 30 countries, including the UK, US, Canada, Europe, and across Africa, operating to global security standards including ISO certification and PCI DSS compliance.