AHEAD of Jamaica’s crucial final two games to keep their FIBA World Cup qualification hopes alive, the Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA) says the financial burden has eased significantly following significant contributions from its sponsors.

The national team will take on The Bahamas in Nassau on Friday, and Canada in Ontario on Monday, in their remaining group games of the first round of Americas Qualifiers.

It will be the first time the team will play away since the opening their campaign against Puerto Rico on November 28 and December 1 in San Juan.