Del Monte signs up to GCC Club Cup Championship

Fresh food production and distribution company Del Monte has agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of the 2015 Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Club Cup Championship club football tournament.

The competition, which is open to teams located in the Arabian Peninsula, will begin on February 3 and travel to various locations across the region before concluding with the final on May 27.

A total of 33 matches will be played within the six participating countries of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the UAE. Each country will have two teams competing in the tournament.

The deal will form part of Del Monte’s wider social responsibility programme, which supports youth and sports in the region to help people of all ages achieve their optimum physical health.