DOHA, Qatar, 06 October 2024: Match For Hope, the epic charity football match featuring football legends and famous content creators, will return for its second edition in Qatar on Friday 14 February 2025.
Organised by Q Life, the first Match For Hope exceeded all expectations and became one of the most entertaining live creator events of the year. Played in front of more than 34,000 spectators at Qatar’s Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the match attracted a total live viewership of over 22.5 million. The match also raised over $8.8 million for Education Above All (EAA) Foundation initiatives, supporting more than 70,000 out-of-school-children in six countries: Palestine, Sudan, Mali, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Pakistan.
Next year’s event promises to be even bigger, once again raising funds for EAA while bringing together last year’s fan favourites and new star talent to compete for the trophy. Match For Hope will expand into a week of activities, including fan engagements, additional sports activations, live podcasts featuring some of the world’s best-known creators, and a live half-time music performance on match day.
The venue, players and further details for the second Match For Hope will be announced at a later date.
In the first Match For Hope Team Chunkz emerged victorious in a 7-5 victory over Team AboFlah. Among the players were World Cup stars including Kaká, Eden Hazard, and Didier Drogba, and popular creators including IShowSpeed, Yung Filly, Eman SV2, and Angry Ginge.
Fans can also rewatch the first Match For Hope in English on beIN Sports MENA English and Chunkz’s YouTube channel, and in Arabic on beIN Sports MENA Arabic, AboFlah’s YouTube channel.
About Match For Hope
Match For Hope combines the power of sport with the influence of the world’s biggest creators and football legends to raise funds to give disadvantaged people and communities hope for a better future. For the inaugural edition of the event, world-famous creators and legendary ex-professional footballers competed in an 11-a-side showdown in the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on 23 February 2024. All the proceeds from the event have gone to Education Above All (EAA) Foundation to raise awareness and support for the quality education of out-of-school children.
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About Q Life
Q Life is a cultural platform under the State of Qatar’s International Media Office (IMO), dedicated to the people and ideas that are spurring advances in sports, the arts, business and culture in Qatar. With human development being at the centre of the Qatar National Vision 2030, Q Life continues to amplify the stories of those in Qatar creating a positive impact within their communities, both at home and abroad.
From one-on-one interviews with Qatar’s most creative minds, to uncovering the many unknown stories hidden around every corner, Q Life promises to educate global audiences on the ambitions flourishing across the country.
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About Education Above All Foundation
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation is a global foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA aims to transform lives through education. EAA believes that education is the single most effective means of reducing poverty, creating peaceful and just societies, unlocking the full potential of every child and youth, and creating the right conditions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through their multi-sectoral approach, unique financing models, focus on innovation as a tool for social good, and partnerships, EAA aims to bring hope and real opportunities to the lives of impoverished and marginalized boys and girls.
EAA is comprised of: Educate A Child (EAC), Al Fakhoora (AF), Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), Innovation Development (ID) and Together Project.
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