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Opera kicks off “Shake and Win” campaign, offering users across Africa the chance to win over $300,000 in prizes during the World Cup

Opera has announced a campaign dubbed “Shake and Win” that will be ongoing during the World Cup period with participants winning prizes over $300,000.

The Norwegian multinational technology company has updated its Opera Mini browser with new football-related features and games right inside the popular browser. 

With the in-app “Shake and Win” game, Opera Mini football fans will have the chance to become part of the winning team during this football season. 

To participate, users only need to shake their phones to have a chance at winning daily prizes. 

Opera has also updated the Opera Mini browser to display live scores for every match so that users don’t miss a single goal, and created a Predictor game that offers further prizes for those who are ready to test their football knowledge by correctly entering the scores for group stage matches. 

EVP mobile at Opera Jørgen Arnesen said, “It is again time to celebrate the biggest football feast of 2022. We know a big part of our user base loves football, so we’ve taken a multi-faceted approach to celebrate with them by providing live scores at their fingertips, and allowing users to win valuable prizes simply by shaking their phone.”

Shake and Win campaign 

 Opera has always shared a passion for football with Opera users, bringing football-focused products to the market such as the Apex Football app and website, which now has over 12M users. As a continuation of Opera’s excitement about the game, it’s kicking off the “Shake and Win” campaign to celebrate the World Cup. 

Going live on November 20th and available until the end of the tournament, the contest will allow everyone to enjoy the World Cup no matter where they are by giving them the chance to win prizes including airtime by popular providers (including MTN, Safaricom, Airtel, and AirtelTigo and many more), cash prizes and brand-new phones. 

Starting the 20th of November, users can access the Shake and Win campaign page from either Opera Mini, Opera for Android or Apex Football via the floating button on the start page, or by visiting the official website.

From there, users are invited to shake their phones for a chance to win either a puzzle piece to win one of the major prizes or an immediate prize. To win one of the major prizes such as a brand-new phone, users must collect six individual puzzle pieces to complete their prize puzzle. 

 Updates for the real fans 

In addition to Shake and Win, Opera has also launched the Predictor game so that fans can more closely participate in the football fun. 

As with Shake and Win, users can access the Predictor game through designated sections within Opera Mini and Apex Football. Once at the landing page, users are invited to enter their predictions for six selected group stage matches. If they can enter each score with 100% accuracy, they are eligible to win up to $10,000 every round. 

 Estimating the scores could also be made easier through a final innovation – the addition of live scores to the Opera Mini homepage, just in time for the start of the action. 

 

Diana Mutheu

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