KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA) is pressing ahead with efforts to host the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
The national senior men’s basketball team, The JamRockers, continues their quest to secure World Cup qualification for the first time when they take on the Bahamas on February 26 and Canada on March 1 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Group B action in the Americas Qualifiers.
According to the Jamaica Observer, the JABA has not yet secured the full $44 million required to host the Qualifiers, but is in advanced talks to secure the funding ahead of the two fixtures.
Jamaica was forced to forego hosting duties in November for its opening game against Puerto Rico following an unsuccessful inspection by the world governing body, FIBA, two months earlier.
The two potential venues, the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston and the Montego Bay Convention in St James, did not meet mandatory standards, including the absence of an internationally approved scoreboard and upgraded basketball hoops.
It meant that Jamaica had to play their first two games in San Juan, but they ended up winning both against Puerto Ricans, 92-90 and 97-92, to move joint top of the group.
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