Kuwait: Continuing to support and encourage local athletes, Zain has awarded the top performing players in the latest rounds of Dawri Zain’s Premier League and First Division competitions. The recognition came during the special event held at the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in partnership with the Kuwait Football Association (KFA).

In attendance were Zain Kuwait’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Relations Officer Waleed Al Khashti, KFA Secretary-General Salah Al Qenaei, Head of the Technical Committee Abdulaziz Hamadah, along with committee members, KFA representatives, and Zain officials.

For the Zain Premier League, Zain presented the following players with the ‘Best Player of the Round’ award (KD 500): Qadisiya SC’s Khalid Al Rashidi (7th round), Arabi SC’s Bandar Al Salamah (8th round), Arabi SC’s Sultan Al Enzi (9th round), Kuwait SC’s Mohammed Daham (10th and 13th rounds), Fahaheel SC’s Ahmad Raheel (11th round), and Qadisiya SC’s Bader Al Mutawa (12th round).

For the Zain First Division League, the company presented the following players with the ‘Best Player of the Round’ award (KD 200): Sahel SC’s Mohammed Al Mousawi (6th round), Sahel SC’s Hussain Ismail (7th round), Tadamun SC’s Waleed Al Tourah (8th round), Yarmouk SC’s Abdulrahman Al Hussainan (9th round), and Yarmouk SC’s Nasser Al Failakawi (10th round).

Before the new season’s kickoff, the Kuwait Football Association formed a special committee to outline the standards and criteria on which the prize winners will be selected. The committee is membered by former international players and experts Abdulaziz Hamadah (committee head), Hamad Al Enzi, Ahmad Mousa, Hussain Hakem, and Hussain Al Mutairi.

Zain remains a strong supporter of local athletes and believes that last season’s prizes contributed to elevating the league’s performance and quality. For this reason, the company has pledged not only to continue this support, but to also add new prize categories to reflect its interest in shouldering the local sports sector.

This season, Zain’s cash prizes for athletes in the topflight are as follows: Player of the Season: KD 10,000, Best Player in the Round: KD 500 (per round), Season’s Top Scorer: KD 5,000, Season’s Top Local Scorer: KD 5000, Season’s Best Goalkeeper: KD 5,000, Season’s Best Coach: KD 3,000, Season’s Rising Star: KD 2,000, and Best Photo of Season: KD 1000. For the Zain First Division League, the company also presents a new Best Player in the Round prize of KD 200 (per round).

The company also presents a total of KD 10,000 of cash prizes to the winners of the first three places in the Dawri Zain Fantasy League, the first ever local fantasy league game. With this, the total of Zain’s prizes for athletes and fans reaches over KD 60,000, the biggest prize pool in the local league’s history.

Recognizing Arabi SC’s Bandar Al Salamah.

Recognizing Qadisiya SC’s Bader Al Mutawa.

Awarding Kuwait SC’s Mohammed Daham.