Match Hospitality Appoints Integral as Sales Agent for FIFA World Cup in Russia

Match Hospitality has confirmed that Nigeria’s leading sports events and hospitality company, Integral, as the Exclusive Sales Agent in Nigeria for the sale of the Official Hospitality Programme of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Match Hospitality is the exclusive rights holder of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and is the only company worldwide that has been officially appointed by FIFA to promote and sell, either directly or via its global network of sales agents, official commercial hospitality packages including guaranteed match tickets.

The Company has successfully operated the FIFA Commercial Hospitality Programmes for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and more recently, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, where over 290,000 commercial hospitality packages were sold, significantly surpassing the previous largest hospitality programme in international sports events.

The Chief Operating Officer of Match Hospitality, Pascal Portes said: “We feel a tremendous sense of pride in the product range offered by Match Hospitality as FIFA’s official hospitality rights holder for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

“Nigeria is an established and very passionate market, and we are extremely optimistic about the sales potential for our hospitality programme in 2018. We know that Integral are our best partners to open the door to a thriving Nigerian market ready for the extraordinary experiences promised by this exceptional FIFA World Cupâ„¢ environment,” he remarked.

In his response, the Managing Director of Integral, Abimbola Ilo, said “we are delighted to act as the Exclusive Sales Agent of Match Hospitality in Nigeria for the sale of the World Cup Hospitality Programme.
“After months of negotiations and discussions this deal clearly confirms Integral’s pedigree to have been selected, and on an exclusive basis in Nigeria. This basically means now that we have the entire inventory to deliver unforgettable experience to all our clients during the FIFA World Cup, right from the moment they think about attending the event to support their team.”

The FIFA Hospitality Programme offers clients guaranteed match tickets bundled together with a wide range of services such as facilities at the stadiums (including private suites, lounges and marquee tents), gourmet catering, preferential parking, entertainment and gifts.

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