The UAE’s biggest telco, Etisalat has announced that it is teaming up with Manchester City to launch an Esports tournament for the FIFA gaming community across the UAE and Egypt this Ramadan.
Etisalat has been working as the official telecoms partner of Manchester City and the Esports initiative is the latest development in the partnership.
Etisalat is one of the Official Partners of Manchester City’s global Esports programme, in addition to sponsoring the Club’s esports kit worn by its professional FIFA esports players.
“The online FIFA tournament is a great opportunity to be engaged at home during the holy month of Ramadan, and is targeted at gamers in UAE and Egypt on the PlayStation gaming console. It is organised by Electronic Sports League (ESL), an esports organiser and production company known for producing video game competitions globally. The Grand Finals will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube, with cash prizes and two PlayStation 5 consoles being given away to the winners,” Etisalat said in a statement to the press.
Gamers from the UAE and Egypt can register to participate in the qualifying matches set to take place on 7th May for UAE (click here) and 8th May for Egypt (click here) with the finals on 14th and 15th May.
In addition to enjoying success on the pitch, Manchester City are aiming to lead the way in the esports world with Shaun ‘Shellzz’ Springette recently emerging as the ePremier League Champion, qualifying to compete in such tournaments as FIFA Global Series European Playoffs.
