AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 to donate revenue from tournament ticket sales to support urgent relief interventions in Palestine

The Local Organizing Committee of the Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 - announced the allocation of proceeds from ticket sales for the upcoming tournament to support relief efforts for the brotherly Palestinian people. As part of its belief in the ability of sport to bring about social change beyond the football pitch, the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023S? Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has agreed to donate revenue from tournament ticket sales to support urgent relief interventions in Palestine. 'We have decided to donate ticketing revenue generated from the Asian Cup in Qatar to much-needed relief efforts in Palestine,' the committee's chairman, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, said. 'We will be certain that this corporate social responsibility initiative will benefit those most affected, and that football fulfills its role as a support mechanism for people during the most difficult of times,' he said. Qatar will host the Asian Cup for the third time in their history. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAF A