World Cup fever struck Algerian fans before the match versus Egypt

The decisive math that opposed yesterday Zambia to Egypt coincided with the new Algerian week end. Streets were almost empty until after 10 am.

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• But the activity went on crescendo as people started looking for means to follow the match between Zambia and Egypt. But the Two Arab satellite channels “Al Jazeera Sport” and “ART Sport” alleviated their suffering by the announcement of the transmission of the match on their coded channels.
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• At noon, cafes were filled with fans and transformed for the circumstance to stadiums where youngsters were supporting the “crocodiles” full of hopes that any setback from the Egyptian side would enhance the Algerian squad chances to book their tickets to the world Cup. Their hopes vanished in the air when the Egyptian player Hossni scored for his side.
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• Mohammed Amine, a café owner has declared to “Echourok” that he has never witnessed such rush to his café in the past, to an extent that some of his faithful clients begged him to tears to book the front seats to follow the match.
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• He went on saying that he paid 10 thousand Algeria Dinars to acquire Al Jazeerra’s card in a move to attract other clients who use to follow the Spanish League, but this clue didn’t work as I was expecting.
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• The situation went upside down the day of the match between Zambia and Egypt a kind of hysteria prevailed on the atmosphere all along the match whose outcome was very important for the Algerians, who were not by the way against the Egyptians, but they were expecting the qualification of their squad before the match versus Egypt.
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• A jobless university graduate has declared” Frankly speaking if  I had the means to travel by air or by route I would have gone to Zambia to support Renard’s players, not because I love the Zambians or I hate the Egyptians but for the love of Algeria that I cherish a lot and want it to be the best in all domains”.
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• Despair and sadness were visible on the faces after the end of the match and traffic slowed down in the streets, though hope is still alive in the heart of millions of Algerian especially that the “Greens” will play today the Rwandan side at Tchaker stadium.
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• Despite warnings launched by the Algerian football authorities in the direction of the fans who do not have tickets not to move to Blida, scores of fans from various parts of the country started their trek in order to follow the match on the giant screen designed for the purpose.