Uganda, April 21 -- City Oilers are a team in trouble at the moment following their 0-2 start to proceedings in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference taking place in Cairo, Egypt.

With Sunday being a rest day for all four teams in the conference, the Ugandan champions will have to use that time to find answers to the tough questions being paused by opponents or risk missing out on the BAL Playoffs slated for late May in Kigali, Rwanda.

Imports brought in to improve the team for the big stage have yet to impress and head coach Karim Nesba admitted a synergy between the players will have to be forged for better results in the last four games.

BAL Elevate player Khaman Maluach is the youngest on the team but boasts the best s...