Take part in a holiday campaign with a chance to obtain Oliver Kahn and other special rewards
Windsor, UK – December 18th, 2025 – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) announces the launch of the festive season campaign in eFootball™. Users can take part in an in-game campaign commencing 18th December and can achieve specific in game objectives to earn a Special Selection Contract and other in-game rewards.
Earn a chance to obtain “Oliver Kahn” with new skills for free
Acquiring a Special Selection Contract allows users to choose a player from a roster of global legends including “Oliver Kahn”. Oliver Kahn now possesses “GK Spirit Roar” skill which allows the physical ability of defenders to increase after leading the second-half kick-off.
A club pack featuring Arsenal FC’s 11 & introducing the Epic: European Clubs Guardians
Additionally, users can earn a club pack featuring Arsenal FC’s 11 players and manager Mikel Arteta. Mikel Arteta possesses the “Link-Up Play” ability enabling different strategies for users to use. The festive campaign also introduces Epic: European Clubs Guardians. Patrice Viera, Cafu and Marcel Desailly will appear in-game as Epic players users can acquire.
The Official esports World Championships ‘eFootball™ Championship 2026’ In-game qualifiers to determine Arsenal FC’s representative have commenced.
Furthermore, the online qualifiers for the Club Event ‘eFootball™ Championship 2026 Arsenal FC’ have now commenced. This event will determine Arsenal FC’s representative for the official esports World Championship ’eFootball™ Championship 2026’, which saw 36.42 million participants’ last season.
The ’eFootball™ Championship 2026’ comprises of two tournaments: the ’eFootball™ Championship 2026 Open available to all users and the ‘eFootball™ Championship 2026 Club Event’ which determines the No.1 fan of each official partner club. Top users advancing from these events will compete fiercely for the title of ‘World’s Best eFootball™ player’ at the ‘eFootball™ Championship 2026 World Finals’ taking place in the summer of 2026.
You can find more information on the website here: https://www.konami.com/efootball/en/
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