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Copa Coca-Cola returns to Saudi Arabia
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 02 - 2015


Ayman Hassan
JEDDAH — Coca-Cola has returned with the Copa Coca-Cola, the world's largest grassroots football program owned by a brand, in its 27th year with a global campaign that champions an active healthy lifestyle.
This is the fourth year that Copa Coca-Cola has invited teams from all over the Kingdom to play in a series of local round-robin tournaments and one national final in Riyadh set for March 28. This free tournament is open to teens between the ages of 13 and 15 years, and will be held in three cities — Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
The international football tournament will give teens across Saudi Arabia a chance to join over 1.3 million teenagers from more than 60 countries taking part in Copa Coca-Cola and gain valuable skills both on and off the pitch.
During 2015, Copa Coca-Cola will ask the question “Which Part Will You Play?” to motivate teenagers and their supporters to celebrate footballing passion and recognize the important, complementary roles that form a successful team.
Antoine Tayyar, director of Public Affairs and Communication at the Coca-Cola Company, said: “We're thrilled to kick-off Copa Coca Cola this season and are looking forward to watching some incredible talent and hearing inspiring stories from future Copa legends. Working closely with partners who have experienced the unique spirit of Copa Coca-Cola, this year's tournament will recognize the contributions of all players who are the real stars on the pitch while championing parents, coaches, schools and associations who are helping teens achieve their dreams every day.”

Mustafa Agha, Head of MBC Sports and Copa Coca-Cola Ambassador, commented that “Copa Coca-Cola is a fantastic way for teens across Saudi to get involved in a great sport. I love seeing so many young people working together and sharing their love of football with the world. I look forward to seeing the teams play throughout the season.”
Speaking about the tournament, Abdullah Arrak, Coca-Cola Bottling Company Saudi Arabia said: “Copa Coca-Cola continues to provide a great platform for Saudi Arabia to show the world how passionate we are about football. Since 1993, Coca-Cola has been refreshing the Kingdom and is committed to continue to serve the community.”
The iconic tournament originated in Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1989, when Coca-Cola partnered with National Association of School Heads to host a tournament with teams competing from the country's 10 provinces. Now named after Mexico's 1998 football tournament, Copa Coca-Cola was born and bred in Africa, with the aim of supporting the development of budding grassroots talent and the adoption of active, healthy lifestyles among passionate young people.
Players from around the world will hope to be selected for the Copa Coca-Cola International Camp in Germany in July this year. The 2014 Camp was held for the first time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and gave 128 teens from 28 countries the chance to travel to the spiritual home of football and develop skills under the guidance of experts including FIFA World Cup winner Bebeto.


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