The Hyderabad-based Snaps India has achieved yet another distinction. In a significant development, the well-known Snaps India photo agency, which has been winning appreciation for the last four decades for its professionalism, is the only agency from Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh to get FIFA accreditation for is blockbuster event, slated to be held next month.                                                                   

Snaps India will be covering all the matches of Doha Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022, which will start on November 20, 2022. The first match pits the host Qatar against Ecuador.

 Snaps India editor and eminent photojournalist, Mohammad Shamsuddin, will be covering the championship. Incidentally, he is the only photojournalist from Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh to get the accreditation for the extravaganza.

 “I am thrilled and overwhelmed at the prospect of covering the world’s most popular sports event. I will be sending top grade pictures to all print media houses in the two Telugu-speaking States. They have been our patrons for the last 40 years,” said Mr Shamsuddin, who will be leaving for Qatar on November 15.

 Mr Shamsuddin has extensively covered some of the world’s biggest events like the London Olympics, PNB Paribas France, Dubai Tennis Championships, ATP Qatar Open, African Games Ghana and NatWest cricket series.