[ 2016-10-10 ]

Emirates FA Cup coming to Ghana, Kenya
Emirates, the title sponsor of the Emirates FA Cup
in England, is bringing the top trophy on its
first-ever tour to Africa.

The airline, which sponsors some of the world’s
biggest sporting events and teams, aims to connect
with people through their passion for sports, and
in this case, through football by taking the
Emirates FA Cup to Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya
after a short layover in Dubai, to give fans the
chance to get up close and personal with one of
the world’s most prestigious domestic
competition trophies.

The trophy, accompanied by Emirates FA Cup
ambassador and former England international
player, David James, travelled on flight EK787
from Dubai to Accra today and will continue its
journey to Kenya after a two-day tour visit to
Ghana.

Football fans participated in competitions in each
country, and the lucky winners got the opportunity
to attend an exclusive event where they could take
selfies with the trophy and meet David James.

In May 2014, The FA Cup was brought to the home of
Emirates airline by Arsenal Vice Captain 2014-15,
Mikel Arteta to celebrate the club’s victory
over Hull City. After the visit to Emirates’
Headquarters, the cup was taken to Arsenal Soccer
School Dubai at the 7he Sevens to assist with
football exercises for young and aspiring
players.

Emirates became the Title Sponsor of The Emirates
FA Cup, during the 2015/2016 season as part of a
three year sponsorship deal the airline has had
with The Football Association.

The Emirates FA Cup is the oldest and biggest
domestic football tournament in the world with a
large global following and attracts thousands of
supporters all over the world including Ghana and
Kenya.

With over 700 clubs entering the competition since
it began in August, The Emirates FA Cup continues
to inspire and surprise across all levels of the
world’s favourite sport, with its distributions
being critical to the lifeblood of non-league,
amateur and grassroots football in England. Over
two million fans have attended an Emirates FA Cup
game this season with the competition also
enjoying a resurgence in popularity amongst
domestic and global television audiences.

Emirates is a long-standing supporter of football
with partnerships across Europe including AC
Milan, Real Madrid, Olympiacos FC, Hamburger SV,
Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.
Throughout the next three years, Emirates will
focus on bringing the world’s most prestigious
domestic cup competition closer to its fans from
across the nation as well as the rest of the
globe.

Emirates currently serves 27 destinations in
Africa including five cargo points. The airline
continues to enhance its presence in Africa by
increasing flight frequencies to existing points,
and deploying larger aircraft to cater for the
increasing passenger and cargo demand.

Source - Starrfm

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