Egypt vs. Algeria: The Twitter Match
In much of the world, nothing is more unifying – or in some instances, more polarizing – than a football match. Fans of Egypt and Algeria, across the Arab world and beyond, proved that this Saturday as their teams went head to head to qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa. While tensions ran highest in Cairo, they were also alive and well in the virtual sphere, including on Twitter, where many users reported their screen was filled with football sentiment. Twitter user mbaa sent a capture of his screen, which was flooded with talk of the match:
A tweet from Egyptian embee demonstrated the fanaticism of some fans:
Some reports claim that tickets are now entirely sold out! At the same time, Egyptian NoraYounis expressed disbelief at the unifying power of football for Egyptians:
Egyptian NohaAtef‘s tweet, on the other hand, showed the uplifting properties of football:
In many instances, the football matched unearthed national rivalries. Algerians and Egyptians went head to head on Twitter as the game was taking place. Egyptian Sandmonkey quipped:
Algerian-American themoornextdoor fought back, joking:
Finally, Algerian reemba reminded us that it ain't over till it's over:
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Algerian Fans are ready to fly to Khartum.
Egypt watch the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwcMC-ml7y4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZGT03wrM4
Hullo my continentments,Africans plz i kindly beg you to pray for egypt and win algeria in todays crucial match reason becuase i see egypt as the only country which can challenge the whites on our continent” plz you can see the quality egypt has and they have been together for quite long so i believe egyptians can do it coz they have already gave Africa an example when they won italians in the confideration cup recentily.African i kindly ask you all to land in sudan today and support the pharaos.
yakhsarah algeria kisabit!!!