City Oilers and Uganda Silverbacks Captain, Jimmy Enabu has retired from basketball at the age of 31. His decision to retire from the court comes due to a family dream of seeing him fly aircrafts.
Captain David Enabu, who is Jimmy’s father, is a pilot and has reportedly been demanding his son to join him in the cockpit. And as we confirm his retirement news, Jimmy has already enrolled into Kajansi Flying School to fulfill a family dream.
Jimmy is arguably one of the greatest talents that have graced the local basketball scene. He made a remarkable contribution to the Silverbacks and City Oilers where he has won six consecutive National Basketball League titles.
Even this year, Jimmy has put on his A-game in the NBL regular season and in Uganda’s Zone V AfroChan campaign.
Enabu retires with several honours on his name and these include; seven NBL titles, two Zone V club championship titles, 2014 and 2016 Zone V MVP accolades and two NBL MVP accolades.