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Arsenal Announce Partnership with Airtel

Distribution Time: June 28,2012 (Afternoon)

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Arsenal FC, Airtel sign 3-year partnership agreement for operations in 5 African

countries

Arsenal Football Club of England and African mobile network operator, Airtel, on Thursday

signed a three-year partnership agreement which will enable Airtel to utilise the Club’s

merchandising, hospitality and content rights in five countries -- Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana,

Uganda and Rwanda. According to a press statement, released here Thursday, the agreement

will help the north London side reach some of its 42 million fans across Africa. It said Airtel

customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda will have the opportunity to win

match tickets to watch this summer’s pre-season tour fixture and receive exclusive Club

content and news direct to handsets. In addition to the agreement, Airtel will be designated as

the official mobile operator of the 2012 Arsenal Tour to Nigeria.

Arsenal will also support the Airtel Rising Stars football programme, an annual, multi-country

grassroots soccer initiative that offers young boys and girls the opportunity to play compete

and showcase their talent to selectors in their respective countries.

The selected youngsters get an opportunity to get the best-in-class sports training during a

residential clinic organized by Airtel and its partners. The Gunners will provide UEFA-trained

coaches to assist with training in each of the five markets and at an Arsenal Coaching Clinic

for up to 50 footballers.

Airtel Africa Chief Marketing Officer, Andre Beyers, commented: “Football fans across

Africa are known for their passion of the great game. Arsenal’s exciting style of play and a

history of working with the best talent from Africa will enrich this partnership and offer a

wealth of opportunities for upcoming players and fans. The partnership provides an impetus

to the Airtel Rising Stars in some of the countries that have produced amazing young talents

and whose youth teams have gone on to win FIFA Youth and Olympic tournaments.’’

Arsenal’s Head of Global Partnerships, Vinai Venkatesham, added: “I am delighted to

welcome Airtel into our family of Commercial Partners. This is the second long-term

partnership arrangement to arise from the continent and we look forward to developing a

number of exciting initiatives with Airtel, starting with our forthcoming tour to Nigeria in

August. This underlines the depth of our following in Africa and how the profile of the Club

continues to grow internationally.”

This is the Club’s second pre-season tour to Africa, having played a fixture in South Africa in

1993. The 2012 visit will feature a game between the Arsenal first-team and the Nigerian

National Team, the Super Eagles, on Saturday, 5 August.

Airtel is in the process of finalising arrangements that will give selected consumers a chance

to watch the match and interact with the team in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city. The details

of the promotion will be announced soon.

Arsenal is one of the leading clubs in world football with a strong heritage of success,

progressive thinking and financial stability. It was founded in 1886 in Woolwich, south

London, before moving to Highbury in north London in 1913.

The Club celebrated its 125th anniversary in the 2011/2012 season, with an impressive roll of

honour: English League Champions 13 times, FA Cup winners 10 times, League Cup winners

twice and European Cup Winners’ Cup (1994) and European Fairs Cup (1970) winners once.

In addition, Arsenal Ladies are the most successful English club in women's football.

Arsenal’s Manager since 1996 has been Frenchman Arsène Wenger, the club's most

successful manager. His honours include three League titles, four FA Cups and four

Charity/Community Shields, including two League and Cup ‘doubles’ in 1998 and 2002. In

addition, Arsenal went unbeaten for the entire 2003/04 Premier League season, an

unprecedented achievement in English football.

In 2006, Arsenal embarked on a new chapter in its history with a move from its home of 93

years, Highbury Stadium, to the new state-of-the-art 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium.

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in

20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks

amongst the top five mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.

It has over 255 million customers across its operations at the end of May 2012.

Pana 28/06/2012

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