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QFA launches initiative to support team at Arabian Gulf Cup

Published: 24 Nov 2019 - 07:54 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 12:45 am

QNA

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has launched an initiative to support the first national team in the 24th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup which will be held in Doha from November 26 to December 8, with the participation of eight teams.

The first national team (The Maroons) begin their campaign in the tournament with an opening match against the Iraqi team on Tuesday.

The initiative brings together many artists and Qatari football veterans as well as social media celebrities who were keen on inviting supporters and fans of the Qatari team to encourage and support the team to claim the title and lift the championship cup for the fourth time in the history of Qatar football.

Qatar is hosting the tournament for the fourth time after it had hosted in 1992, 2004 and 2014.

Launched immediately after the end of the match between first national team and Afghanistan in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, the Qatari support campaign for the Maroons by QFA and the Marketing Committee was held through events on streets and in shopping malls across Doha as well as on the road leading to the Khalifa International Stadium, which hosts Qatar’s matches in the tournament.