Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced the first winner of its FIFA World Cup Russia prizes. 
These prize packages are offered in partnership with Visa, the official payment partner of the FIFA World Cup. 
All QIB customers holding a Visa card have the chance to win more prize packages before the promotion ends by April 15, the bank has said in a 
statement. 
This month’s winner, Ibrahim al-Ansari, has been granted a fully paid package to fly to Russia and attend a 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final along with a companion of his choice. The draw was conducted in the presence of an official representative from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and QIB representatives last week.
QIB’s promotion runs until April 15 to give away eight more tickets to four QIB Visa card holders. The fully paid packages include the airfare cost, deluxe accommodation, tickets for a 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final match with pre-match hospitality, and a guided tour of Saint Petersburg, courtesy of Visa.
“I’m looking forward to attend the biggest football competition in the world! I would like to thank QIB for rewarding its customers with such exciting prizes. I will definitely be attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup and hopefully cheer for my favourite team,” said al-Ansari.
D Anand, QIB general manager, Personal Banking Group, said: “We are pleased to be granting these valuable 2018 FIFA World Cup package prizes to our customers. Many of QIB’s services come with appealing and valuable rewards like the chance to participate in the biggest and most anticipated football event worldwide. We are excited to be awarding eight more tickets to QIB customers to watch live the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.” 
Customers who use their Visa credit cards locally or internationally, and those who use their Visa debit card internationally for a minimum of QR5,000 during the month, will be eligible to enter the monthly draw, which will select one winner every month. 
Customers who will use the same cards for a minimum of QR15,000 during the three-month campaign will also get two chances to win the fully paid 2018 FIFA World Cup packages.