DOHA: The launch of the Qatar Cup last Monday saw the Qatari public introduced to the new tournament and now the trophy is on a tour of the city ahead of the start of the competition today.
Major prizes, totalling a whopping QR2m, will also be up for grabs during the competition itself.
Hassan Rabia Al Kuwari, Head of Corporate Communications has prepared an abundance of prizes in honour of the first ever Qatar Cup.
The trophy is on tour of the city of Doha to give the fans a chance to marvel at the new design and have a photo opportunity with the trophy.
From April 20 until the 22nd the fan zone will be at Souq Waqif with entertainment, activities and shows as well as the Qatar Cup.
Then the Cup and the fan zone will move to Katara from April 23 to 25.
The fan zone will be open from 5pm-10pm at night at both locations and will include a lot of entertainment, shows and also a ticket booth for the much anticipated Qatar Cup.
On the day of the final (April 26) there will be a fan zone at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium from 3pm to 5pm.
Once again there will be catering laid out as well as entertainment and shows.
From 5:00pm onwards, shows and entertainment will start inside the stadium as well as some great prizes for spectators on match day which is April 26. During half time, there will be more entertainment and at the end of the final, there will be the presentation ceremony for the triumphant team.
The fans are sure to be entertained with a unique and exciting show on the day.
A large screen outside the stadium will be available too for anyone who wants to catch the match but doesn’t have a ticket, a statement from Qatar official officials revealed yesterday.
For the semi-final there will be a raffle for two cars, each match will have once car to give away. In the final of the Qatar Cup, there will be another chance for fans to win with five more cars up for grabs.
In addition there will a colossal 120 electronic gadgets and hand held devices to be given away as well as two jet skis, four motorbikes and 10 bicycles for the lucky fans.
With a stadium capacity of nine thousand and 131 prizes in total the odds of winning are pretty good so make sure you come to this historic first ever Qatar Cup.
The grand total spent for the prizes for the event is QR2m and will add to a great day of football and entertainment.
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