More footfalls likely at Football Fan Festival
Published: 05:12 PM,Dec 10,2022 | EDITED : 02:12 PM,Dec 11,2022
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The Football Fan Festival, a part of the ‘Oman World Cup Programme‘, has drawn in thousands of football fans from all over the country and abroad. More fans are expected as the tournament enters the final stages.
Apart from match broadcasts, a wide variety of contests, activities, competitions and food stalls will keep visitors entertained.
Shabib al Maamari, Managing Director of Visit Oman, said, “We are incredibly pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response to the Football Fan Festival. It is very encouraging to see such promising results after so much time, dedication and effort continue to be put into this project by several teams, volunteers, contractors and small businesses. Now, with the tournament heating up and the anticipation building for the finals, we are looking to ramp up the festivities even higher.”
Sultan al Masroori said, “This is my second visit to the festival. I thoroughly enjoyed my first, so I decided to bring my family this time so that they could enjoy the same fun experiences I had. This event is perfectly suitable for families. I also hope this festival will serve as a stimulus for other institutions to host events that better reflect the aspirations of visitors.”
Maher al Ajmi and his son, Ali al Ajmi, said that the festival’s activities and children’s football games helped stimulate children’s love for football and help them display their talents.
Giorgio Buffoni, who was visiting the festival with his family, said, “I think the Fan Festival is really nice; it’s very well organised. We feel this is much better than the other places we visited. There are more things to do, especially with the children.”
Nasser al Derai said, “My first visit to the festival was a delight. I was fascinated by the fun atmosphere, the professionalism with which it was organised, and the variety of events and activities aimed at a range of age groups. The festival’s organisation is clearly driven by innovative and forward-thinking people. Perhaps the most captivating aspect of such events is the number of people that gather together. I would love to see more integrated events that bring smiles to the faces of families and children as the Football Fan Festival has done. As for the World Cup, my intuition tells me that Brazil will be crowned champions.”
A new daily prize draw for visitors is the latest addition to the Football Fan Festival activities. It runs each match day until the end of the tournament. All daily visitors who get their tickets scanned at the Football Fan Festival are entered into a draw to win exciting prizes.
The festival will also host the award ceremony of the Football Fan Festival Championship for Students of Muscat Governorate Schools 2022, organised in collaboration with the Directorate-General of Education in the Governorate of Muscat.
To ensure the event is accessible for everyone to enjoy, the entrance fee has been set to RO 2 per person (free entrance for children four and below). This ticket price includes unlimited free access to all games, shows, entertainment, challenges and contests. There are, however, only a limited number of tickets available each day. Therefore, it is highly recommended that all fans and their families pre-book tickets via the festival’s website.
Apart from match broadcasts, a wide variety of contests, activities, competitions and food stalls will keep visitors entertained.
Shabib al Maamari, Managing Director of Visit Oman, said, “We are incredibly pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response to the Football Fan Festival. It is very encouraging to see such promising results after so much time, dedication and effort continue to be put into this project by several teams, volunteers, contractors and small businesses. Now, with the tournament heating up and the anticipation building for the finals, we are looking to ramp up the festivities even higher.”
Sultan al Masroori said, “This is my second visit to the festival. I thoroughly enjoyed my first, so I decided to bring my family this time so that they could enjoy the same fun experiences I had. This event is perfectly suitable for families. I also hope this festival will serve as a stimulus for other institutions to host events that better reflect the aspirations of visitors.”
Maher al Ajmi and his son, Ali al Ajmi, said that the festival’s activities and children’s football games helped stimulate children’s love for football and help them display their talents.
Giorgio Buffoni, who was visiting the festival with his family, said, “I think the Fan Festival is really nice; it’s very well organised. We feel this is much better than the other places we visited. There are more things to do, especially with the children.”
Nasser al Derai said, “My first visit to the festival was a delight. I was fascinated by the fun atmosphere, the professionalism with which it was organised, and the variety of events and activities aimed at a range of age groups. The festival’s organisation is clearly driven by innovative and forward-thinking people. Perhaps the most captivating aspect of such events is the number of people that gather together. I would love to see more integrated events that bring smiles to the faces of families and children as the Football Fan Festival has done. As for the World Cup, my intuition tells me that Brazil will be crowned champions.”
A new daily prize draw for visitors is the latest addition to the Football Fan Festival activities. It runs each match day until the end of the tournament. All daily visitors who get their tickets scanned at the Football Fan Festival are entered into a draw to win exciting prizes.
The festival will also host the award ceremony of the Football Fan Festival Championship for Students of Muscat Governorate Schools 2022, organised in collaboration with the Directorate-General of Education in the Governorate of Muscat.
To ensure the event is accessible for everyone to enjoy, the entrance fee has been set to RO 2 per person (free entrance for children four and below). This ticket price includes unlimited free access to all games, shows, entertainment, challenges and contests. There are, however, only a limited number of tickets available each day. Therefore, it is highly recommended that all fans and their families pre-book tickets via the festival’s website.