Algeria victory celebrations cross Maghreb borders
2009-11-20
Football fans in Tunisia, Mauritania and Morocco see Algeria's World Cup ticket as a source of Maghreb pride and a reason to rally behind a neighbour.
Hayam El Hadi in Algiers, Naoufel Cherkaoui in Rabat, Jamel Arfaoui and Mona Yahia in Tunis and Mohamed Yahya Ould Abdel Wedoud in Nouakchott contributed to this report for Magharebia – 20/11/09
 [Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images] Algerian celebrations began the moment the whistle blew in Khartoum on Wednesday. |
With one goal on a Khartoum pitch on Wednesday night (November 18th), Algeria became the lone Maghreb ambassador to the most important football event in the world.
Algeria began celebrating their national football squad's qualification for the World Cup the moment the final whistle blew at the end of the 1-0 tie-breaker win over Egypt. A mood of wild delight swept the country, with people lauding the fact that Algeria will represent neighbours Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya next year in South Africa.
In the capital, locals immediately got out onto the main roads in their cars, honking their horns loudly and shouting "One, two, three, viva l'Algérie!" until the early hours of the morning. Women joined in the celebrations. Dressed in green, white and red, they danced, shouted and sang out their joy.
"I came on foot to the Place Audin; you can't get there by car. There's a huge crowd, but I was in such a state of excitement I could have walked for miles," avid fan Mohamed told Magharebia. "I was really nervous when I watched the match. The first goal came as a huge relief. I hoped for more, but that was enough."
Mohamed, who has not missed any Algeria matches since the qualifiers began, was unable to hold back tears of happiness. "You can't imagine how happy and proud I am. No words can describe what I'm feeling," he said.
"We're not just the only Arab country to be going to the World Cup, we're also representing the whole of the Maghreb. Our national team will be worthy ambassadors for the region," he said before rejoining his friends, who were singing of their love for their country.
Algerians say they intend to keep the celebrations going for several days to come.
"People are going wild; we deserved to win," said Meriem, who went out with her family to experience all the excitement on the streets.
"Everyone is happy," the young student added. "It's been too long since we last celebrated like this."
 [Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images] Moroccans and Algerians carouse together on the streets of Rabat after Algeria advanced to the World Cup. |
Moroccans also avidly watched their neighbours face the Pharaohs in the Khartoum tie-breaker. Moroccans were particularly on fire because of the humiliating defeat their national team suffered in the qualifiers. They see Algeria's win as much-needed compensation.
"Algeria's qualification for the World Cup took away some of the bitter disappointment we felt after our national team got disqualified," Ruqayia, a physician, told Magharebia. "I am truly happy for Algeria, because we are one nation, despite the borders," he added.
Fans crammed Rabat cafes to follow the decisive game. Viewers passionately cheered for The Greens as though it were their own national squad on the Sudan pitch.
Screeches and screams were sent out every time Algerian forwards neared the Egyptian goal, while heated rage was voiced whenever an Egyptian player would knock down an Algerian. When Algerian striker Antar Yahia scored the victory goal in the 40th minute, fans hugged one another happily.
"As soon as the goal was scored by the Algerian team, one of the Egyptians left the café because of the loud joy fans expressed," a cafe waiter explained. "One would think we were in Algiers or Oran because of the fervent cheering."
Ali, a civil servant, said he was rooting for Algeria since it is a "brotherly and neighbouring country". At a time such as this, he added, "we become one nation and forget all our differences "We in the Maghreb are in constant rivalry over football with the Egyptians," Ali pointed out. "As the saying goes, my brother and I are out to get our cousin."
Another Moroccan fan, Mohamed, told Magharebia, that it "would have been a shame if no Maghreb country got qualified to the World Cup, especially since it will be held in an African state".
"Algeria saved the face of the Maghreb. They will be a team to be reckoned with in South Africa," he predicted.
As soon as the game ended, both expatriate Algerians and Moroccans took to the streets of Rabat, waving two national flags.
In Mauritania, meanwhile, public places were nearly deserted and loud cheering for Algeria could be heard from houses.
Football fans in the capital city of Nouakchott flooded the streets as soon as the game ended, wielding the Algerian flag, blowing car horns and holding up pictures of Algeria players. The raucous festivities lasted until late at night.
"Thank God. Algeria's victory is a historic event that ought to be celebrated across all Maghreb states. The Algerian national squad deserve that outstanding victory," commented Sa'dan, a young man in his twenties, as he carried the Algerian colours in his right hand.
The widespread enthusiasm for Algeria reflected citizens' support for Maghreb unity.
"Algeria's qualification for the World Cup realises a Maghreb dream. Those players are true heroes and deserve everyone's respect," A'isha said.
Ever since the Cairo clash last week-end, anxiety over the Sudan play-off match had kept the young woman up at night. "I was worried that the Algerian squad could be defeated by their Egyptian opponents.
"Now that Algeria won the game, I can enjoy sound sleep," she says.
 [Mona Yahia] Tunisians parade alongside Algerians in downtown Tunis. |
Tunisians stayed at home or flocked to cafés to see the Algeria-Egypt match. Streets emptied of pedestrians, as if Tunisians were gearing up for a key game featuring their own national team. "I'll support Egypt," Abdelsattar joked. His friend retorted that he wouldn't let Abdelsattar sit next to him if he really meant what he said.
"I'll support Algeria because I have Berber origins," said Mehrez. "Tunisia didn't qualify, so, I'd rather see Algeria qualify."
During the match, Tunisian fans could be heard shouting and cheering with each scoring opportunity for the Algerian team.
People watching the action from a Tunis cafe recalled the Carthage Eagles' missed chances for a World Cup slot.
"Algeria is close to us," Rezouga said. "They can make it up for us."
Other fans voiced support for Les Fennecs because they are Maghreb brothers.
"Algerians and Tunisians are one people. As to Egypt, it is situated in the east, and there is no relation between it and Tunisia," one woman told Magharebia.
After the referee blew the final whistle, thousands of Tunisian and Algerian fans emptied out into the streets. The sound of honking horns filled the air. In the taxi station for Tunisian travellers to Algeria, excited crowds chanted the top slogan for the Greens: "One! Two! Three! Viva L' Algeria!"
Tunisian support for Algeria began even before the decisive match. Private TV channel Nessma interviewed Maghreb journalists, trainers and players for a special programme dubbed "Grand Maghreb behind Algeria's Team".
One of Nessma's most popular shows hosted the presentation before an audience of young men and women wearing Algeria jerseys.
"If the Tunisian team had offered just one-fourth of Algeria's performance, we would have won," former Tunisian coach Mokhtar Tlili told Nessma TV on the show.
For his part, former Tunisian international player Samir Sellimi acknowledged that the Algerian team deserved to go to South Africa.
"I'm optimistic. The Greens will win. They have given a lot throughout the qualifiers, and have worked very hard to reach this day."
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aek uk Posted 2009-11-20
I'm algerian and I'd like to thank everyone from the maghreb for supporting the greens ,I hope for the maghreb united soon, that'll be the best feeling. the egyptians say "they're the mother of the world". we say "morocco is the father of it .
ahmed Posted 2009-11-20
God is the greatest. Praise be to God for showing the right. The right has come out and falsehood has vanished. Long live the Great Arab Maghreb. Long live Sudan.
Maamar Saoulel Posted 2009-11-21
Amar EL Deeb (wolf) you were eaten by the dog.
Anonymous Posted 2009-11-21
Unfortunately, Libya wasn't mentioned although celebrations there could have exceeded some countries.
america120 Posted 2009-11-21
congratulations to the Algerian team.however as A Moroccan,i did not and will not support the team untill their governement stops the coward murders of Moroccans .
karim el arnouki Posted 2009-11-21
1, 2, 3 viva Algeria. To say the truth, it is a pleasure that Algeria goes to the World Cup in South Africa. I am Moroccan of Amazigh origins. In reality, I am proud of the achievements of the Algerian people. As for Egyptians, they are backward people and trading in Islam. Good luck to Algeria. Azul. Karim from Madrid, Spain.
doda Posted 2009-11-21
I salute Algerians for their strong feelings that scared the world and terrified them with the strong scream of Algeria – love for the nation-.
ناصر الجزائري Posted 2009-11-21
Salam alikum. Yes, any Algerian is proud of his Maghreb origins. Victory is Maghreb firstly and Algerian secondly. Long live the union of the peoples of our Maghreb.
Kimo Posted 2009-11-21
To all our brothers in the world and especially in the Maghreb. Thank you very much from the bottom of our heart for your support to our team. We will never forget this and please count on us like always whatever we are needed. Thank you again brothers. Your brother Kimo from Australia
بنت المغرب الكبير Posted 2009-11-22
I offer this sweeping victory over Egyptians to Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania in this game which clearly showed our unity.
ذكرى Posted 2009-11-22
Congratulations Algeria, roses of the soul.
الخضراوي Posted 2009-11-22
Salam alikum. Thank you very much to all our Moroccan, Tunisian, Mauritanian brothers and everyone. This is the statement of Antar Yahya the scorer of the goal. “We beat it to the sky, he got it it, we beat it to the earth, he got it, we beat Satan, he didn't get it”. I offer you “Antar came to my garden of ripe peaches, pomegranates and quinces, we came to bid them goodbye. Their father is absent”.
بن علي قريجيج مديونة Posted 2009-11-22
I address my warmest greetings to all our brothers in the Maghreb, beginning with Tunisians, the men, Moroccans, the heroes and Mauritanians the good people. You have followed the race of our national team, the barefaced attacks they were subject to. All expressions of brotherhood and fraternity disappear. But what we say to Egyptians in this regard is the blood of one Algerian or one of our Maghreb brothers cannot be compensated with your false pyramids rascals. As for teaching us Arabic, how is this possible our brothers? They want to say it was them who inspired Qur'an from the sky on the honourable Mohamed, the messenger of God, peace and prayer be upon him, since it is the language of Qur'an. As another interpretation of their statements since they are Pharaohs, they want to say they are Lords of the earth without God the Almighty. We exclude from this the wise, religious, pious Egyptian brothers who stay away from the fanatic Pharaohs. Finally special thanks to the Moroccan, Tunisian and Mauritanian brothers for this courageous support to their Algerian brothers.
ريم Posted 2009-11-22
Long live Algeria.
الجزائرية Posted 2009-11-22
May God protect the supporters of the national team especially our Moroccan, Tunisian and Libyan brothers. May God protect you and keep you always together, oh Lord. Thank you.
are you proud Posted 2009-11-22
you did not play football game . you did a war . so are you proud ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANADDOU Posted 2009-11-22
I am very touched by what the people of the Maghreb are doing. I am proud to see our neighbours unite and come together and face anyone who says that the Maghreb’s football is no longer what it was. Algeria’s bloody qualification against the Pharaohs is living proof that it is. It is quite unfortunate that Tunisia just missed going to the World Cup and the Moroccans are paying for the mistake of replacing Mr Baddou Zaki, who offered them a good, excellent team. (It was a finalist in Tunisia’s Africa Cup.) Good luck to the people of the Maghreb, who demonstrated that the greatest teams are no better than ours.
MOUNIR Posted 2009-11-22
One! Two! Three! Long live Algeria!
ايناس Posted 2009-11-23
Yes, Algeria our dear country, this is the big victory! I love you, my country.
zizou Posted 2009-11-23
A greeting to all the Arab Maghreb and other civilised Arab peoples. I am an Algerian and highly proud of belonging to the Maghreb. I say to Egyptians who look haughtily disdainfully on Maghreb people, Arab Maghreb people are more mature than you Egysraelis.
Aniss Posted 2009-11-23
We are very pleased with the support for our brothers and sisters from the East and West! When will the leaders of our countries understand that the people of the Maghreb themselves know who they are in the deepest part of their being?
مصطفي Posted 2009-11-23
Long live Algeria! Many congratulations to the states of the Arab Maghreb!
فيروز Posted 2009-11-23
Salam alikum. Congratulations to us Algerians on the victory. May God protect our national team and our coach. A greeting and respects to all countries which shared this joy. It was a joy for Algeria and the Arab Maghreb in general. Viva Algeria, and here's to more success, in spite of Egyptians, the flirters. We were happy and let them do whatever they want. We die for Algeria. We're with her to the end. God doesn't accept injustice and granted us back our right. Long live president Abdelaziz Boutaflika. Thanks to God the Almoghty and courtesy to our president Abdelaziz, we gained this position. May God protect him. 1, 2, 3 viva free Algeria!
Thimes Posted 2009-11-23
The people of the Maghreb have always been ahead of their politicians, and they are proving it once again. My God, make it so that they one day listen to their people!
chahata Posted 2009-11-24
One! Two! Three! Long live Algeria! Let us be together for a united Maghreb!
تونسي Posted 2009-11-24
A lesson in fraternity: Libya + Tunisia + Algeria + Morocco= 1.
kamel Posted 2009-11-24
Long live Algeria!
باديس Posted 2009-11-24
This is the real Arab Maghreb, peoples who love each other. The only place where real unity can be achieved is our Great Maghreb. There is no difference in religion, doctrine or language. Oh Lord, when will this great dream be realised? When will we revel in one football team? When will we reinforce each other in all fields? We were very sad about the elimination of Tunisia at the last minute. We were even sadder for the Atlas Lions. We pray for all of them to come back soon to the ranks of the big teams, which is their natural place. You have made us happy and honoured us on previous occasions. Now we'll exert every effort to honour you, so pray for our success. The seed of Maghreb unity is present in the hearts of every citizen; when are we going to plant it so that it will grow afresh? I am Moroccan, Tunisian, Algerian, Mauritanian, I am Libyan, I am all of them.
Brahim Posted 2009-11-24
Egypt really became mother of the world when Bouteflika half awoke. Today, when I was going to work, I heard on the radio that the union of physicians in Algeria has decided to join its colleague representing the education sector. It has launched a strike for an indefinite period to claim certain rights, mainly centred on raising the wages of physicians. The first question which came to my mind was: How can a physician offer services to patients if he is under psychological pressure resulting from hardships? I was astonished at the silence of authorities in Algeria, because they haven't made any statement on the topic of the two strikes paralysing two of the vital sectors in the country. This is the time for football and talking about qualification for the World Cup 2010. There is other news that attracted my interest - the rocketing prices of sheep during the Eid in Algeria. According to Algerian daily Echourouk , the average prices have exceeded twice the wages of the middle class. This is mainly due to the late interest of Algerians in the Eid after the game in Sudan. This led sellers to raise prices, exploiting the approach of the Eid and the joy of Algerians at the glorious victory. I said to myself, is it really sellers of sheep who benefit from the situation? Algeria is not an agricultural country. I think it imports sheep from abroad to meet the needs of the Eid. We just have to check a little the list of importers so that we will know the main beneficiary of the Algerian victory in its clash with Egypt. What happened in Algeria, including the political exploitation of the qualification of the Algerian team for the World Cup, reflects the lack of morals in Algerian politicians and the stultification of the efforts of all the faithful in Algeria in the reform of the situation of the country. Algeria is one the powerful economic forces in the Arab region. Its revenues can secure a dignified life for its sons inside and outside Algeria. This is what Algerians must know and push for, instead of letting a football match distract them from their conditions and indefinite miseries, which won't stop as long as rulers in this country, military generals, are corrupting the country of a million and a half martyrs.
الطرابلسي Posted 2009-11-24
We congratulate our winning Maghreb team because it is an Arab team whether it wins or loses. As for the Egyptian team, and despite its good performance, it doesn't deserve to represent any Arab because it is Arab when it loses. It is Pharaonic Egyptian only when it wins. Therefore, this team, unfortunately, only represents itself. Secondly, I would like to explain that the Maghreb reportage published above has ignored the joy of Libyans, which began immediately after the end of the match. Crowds of fans flooded the streets. There were huge crowds and enormous expressions of joy. I bet it was one of the biggest and noisiest crowds to celebrate, after the Algerian public themselves. Anyway, may God forgive the media, which always forgets us. May God forgive Al Jazeera live, which has toured all of the Maghreb countries and ignored Tripoli. May God forgive the correspondents of Al Jazeera, Eddib and Belaid, who were sleeping at the time when the streets and cafés of Libya were filled up with huge crowds of free Maghreb Libyans.
omar Posted 2009-11-24
What bravery!
Mo Nassik(USA) Posted 2009-11-24
I am Moroccan/American , I love my country Morocco , and love to see our brothers algerian beat egypt, because egypt they think they are above every body selfish, and history between morocco and algeria is more rich then Morocco/egypt, love algerie and good luck brothers, MoMo
tidya Posted 2009-11-24
I am Algerian of Amazigh origins (Béjaia). I congratulate the Algerian people for the victory and my dear Bouteflika. In the end we defeated you Pharaohs. Enough insults and curses directed at Algeria, the country of a million and a half martyrs. You have revealed your reality before the match and after it. Really idle people. The caravan passes by and dogs bark.
Mo Posted 2009-11-24
We are truly one people!. May god unite us one day. We have once again shown the politicians we are ahead of them.
samir Posted 2009-11-24
I dream of a peaceful march by the two peoples to the frontier to prove to the politicians that we are tired of this.
taki MAT Posted 2009-11-25
Praise be to God. We are Maghreb people and Muslims. Politics are politics. We have all won. No one has lost. We all hope Algeria will take the World Cup. Viva Algeria, Viva Morocco, Viva Maghreb! Finally, may God preserve our brotherhood and only death will separate us. May God unite our countries and reform our sons, amen. Your brother Taki, Mat, Morocco.
دلال Posted 2009-11-25
Long live the Great Arab Amazigh Maghreb.
ليبي حقاني Posted 2009-11-25
Congratulations from the heart to the Algerian brothers for this victory, which was celebrated by thousands of Libyans in the streets. We say: Shame on the Egyptian media for their wild campaign. They should accept defeat.
taki MAT Posted 2009-11-25
Praise be to God. We are always Maghreb Muslims; politics are politics. We have all won. No one has lost. We all hope Algeria will win the World Cup. Viva Algeria! Viva Morocco! Viva Maghreb! Finally, may God keep us brothers; only death will separate us. May God unite our countries and reform our sons, amen. Your brother Taki from Morocco. Taki, Mat.
lalgerien Posted 2009-11-25
God willing, tomorrow we will be united under one emblem! We will be Maghreb people first, not Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisians, Mauritanians or Libyans! Say “Amen!”!
nawel Posted 2009-11-25
Salam alikum. Congratulations to us, to Algerians and to Abdelaziz Bouteflika. May God protect our national team and protect Bouteflika. We die for you, Bouteflika. May God grant you long life and protect you. Long live Algeria! Long live Algeria, long live Algeria a thousand times, long live Algeria!
ليبى حر Posted 2009-11-26
First of all, congratulations to the Algerian Arab team for the victory. Hard luck to the Arab Egyptian team. Sirs, why this dirty media war for nothing but a football match? I really wish these channels would rebel, wage war and condemn the incident of Eid Al Adha on the day on which one of the symbols of this Umma was executed, the martyr, God willing, Saddam Hussein. Was it not an incident for which all Arabs who have Arab blood in their veins cried? Was it not a stigma on the forehead of every Arab? Where is the Arab media? What happened and is happening in Gaza? This wound which hasn't healed yet. Where are these media channels? What happened wrongly to the sister Syria? Oh Arabs, stop knights for causes, and what a cause! It is a cause of life or death. It is the cause of Arabism crushed by its enemies, the enemies of Islam. I can only say: May God forgive you. Shake hands, ask for forgiveness. Tomorrow will come soon. Happy New Year on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha. May God make it an occasion for unity in ranks and will.
وائل صبراته Posted 2009-11-26
Honestly, I celebrated with crowds in Libya, particularly in Tripoli. But I won't say congratulations to Algeria for two reasons. The first, after completing its achievement in the African Cup and the World Cup, this is not difficult for the veteran coach or his sons, and history bears witness. Secondly, before being Libyan, I have been Algerian throughout the race of the qualifiers. Threfore, I should receive congratulations for my qualification. This is a joke from reality: “An Egyptian entered a shop. He wanted to buy a type of Egyptian rice, 'Mabrouk'. The seller told him: 'No I have an Algerian rice of the brand 'Yahya'”.
sabeni Posted 2009-11-26
I only ask one thing of Magharebia, and that is to work with the uniting of the Maghreb as its objective. All the people in this part of the world are brothers and have the same first and last names, speak the same language and have the same origin. With this union, we will be more powerful across the board. May God grant us this pious wish.
Boussad Posted 2009-11-26
The best on the field won. The Egyptians are not good sportsmen. For a penny, they continue to spin out their famous television dramas that are as ridiculous as their pretended motherhood of the world. What should we then say when we are the descendents of Massinissa, of Jugurtha, of Hannibal, who fought Rome with his legions from Juba and who dedicated a tomb to his wife, the daughter of Cleopatra, situated in Tipaza!? It seems that even the pharaohs were of Berber origin, the proud Numidians and Moors they were, never giving up, no matter their enemy. They should be reminded that we were the ones to put Islam in Europe, not the Arabs. We are proud of our origins and we will manage to make ourselves accepted throughout the world, contrary to those who are making themselves out to be ridiculous with their gesticulations and with their tilting against windmills, blaming others for aggression when they themselves are the aggressors. Long live the united Maghreb, the land of the Amazighs!
sami Posted 2009-11-26
Hi everyone- I will only say that the Arab Maghreb must stop with its stupidity. It is behaving like small children, blowing up over one small word. Try to be careful, everyone.
أمين الجزائري الأصل المغاربي الروح Posted 2009-11-26
In the name of God the Beneficent the Merciful. Congratulations to my country for this sport achievement that is the qualification for the World Cup, which is deserved and merited. I thank all Maghreb countries for their joy and happiness for this victory. We blame Egypt for this wild media campaign against Algeria. How can this come from a country describing itself as a civilised country. But the problem is that it suffers from a superiority complex. We don't have time to answer such lies, because we're busy with the happiness of victory. We don't have anything to say, except that "The caravan keeps going and dogs bark". The barking of dogs doesn't harm the clouds. One, two, three long live Algeria! Long live the Great Arab Maghreb!
Jamal Posted 2009-11-26
I was soo angry when I had seen the Algerian team beeing attacks by those coward Egyptians! My hart beated faster. I live in Holland and am a Proud Amazigh from North Morocco. This summer I traveled from Cairo to Morocco seulemant backpacking only me and Allah above! This is the Riffian Amazigh way. I have seen the filth in Cairo, I had trouble in Cairo and was welcomed as a Moroccan at the Algerian conslate when I showed them my Moroccan passport they opened the door!! I thought in this hostile environment, finally I was with my people! I have seen Libya it`s people so much like us! I have been welcomed in Algeria with my Moroccan passporte as a brother!! I can say only this! MAGHREB UNION NOW !!! EGYPTIANS are COWARS Not like Maghreb man!
oujdishinoui Posted 2009-11-27
salam everyboby.Frankly speaking,Algeria deserves its berth in the worldcup.I live on the border with algeria,in the city where the Algerian president was born,namely oujda.u can't imagine the ecctatic mood which was witnessed in the city.I was also joyful to see the moroccan,algerian and tunisian flags being waved together in france.there are a lot ties linking the maghreb together.Still, there is a stronger tie that links us to Egypt.we are all Muslims and brethren.our enemies want to drive a wedge between us,let's not give them this chance.
Kamal Posted 2009-11-27
It is heartwarming to see all the people of the Maghreb rejoice together and unite because of this qualification. There is no better opportunity to show how they belong together, because this was spontaneous and without calculation or any hypocrisy. Bravo, people of the Maghreb! Let us always remain in solidarity. Long live the Maghreb! Long live the Berbers!
جزائرية مغاربية Posted 2009-11-27
In the name of God the Beneficent the Merciful. I congratulate the Arab Maghreb for this victory. Happy Eid! I hope always the Maghreb will be united, God willing. 1, 2, 3 long live Algeria and the great Maghreb! Thank you.
imene algerie Posted 2009-11-29
Hi, all the Algerians- To put it simply, I love you. I love Morocco and Tunisia and, of course, my home country Algeria. Thank you for your support. I thank the team, Belhadj, Ziani, Bogarra, Anter, Mansouri, Lemouchia, Chaouchi, Matmour, Yebda, Abdoun, Megeni, Jebour, Gazel, Gaouaoui, Saifi and Zaoui. Thank you so much. I love you.
Mokhtari le maghrebin Posted 2009-11-30
Hello- Algeria’s victory in the World Cup should serve as the trigger for the construction of our Maghreb. Our politicians should leave their differences in the locker room of history and apply themselves to building a fraternal, prosperous Maghreb, to which all the peoples of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia aspire.
ليبيا Posted 2009-11-30
We congratulate the Algerian people. We wish more failure to the Egyptian team.
حسام ابوعاصى Posted 2009-11-30
To the author of the comment Karim El Arnouki. When you know how to speak Arabic then you can insult Egypt. You're backward and bestial. Any dog that sniffs around Egypt can only be met with an old shoes. You're God's stupidest creature.
المغراوي Posted 2009-12-02
I am Moroccan. I understand there is one Maghreb people. We celebrated the victory against Egypt in all cafés and houses in Rabat, Casablanca, Meknès, Tangier and all Moroccan cities. Morocco and Algeria are one country. With my respects to Egyptian scholars.
عبد الكريم Posted 2009-12-02
Long live Algeria. Congratulations to all the countries of the Great Arab Maghreb.
montreal Posted 2009-12-04
Thank you, our brother Moroccans and Tunisians, for your support. We love you!
chirazconstantine Posted 2009-12-05
im vey happyyyyyyy thank you yahia so much....
amr Posted 2009-12-07
Curse Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. They aren't men, they're traitors.
SAID Posted 2009-12-07
I am so happy! I was in Algeria during the match. What a party! It reminded me of the 1982 World Cup. I cried. We are going after the African Cup. I will vacation in the country. Afterwards, we are going after the World Cup. We are going to get ready. God willing, we will get quite far in both of them. One more thing: I saw something. It was all the Algerian people united. I was very happy to see my brothers and sisters so happy. God willing, I hope that this event will bring us all together a little more. –From Said Akbou
houda du maroc Posted 2009-12-08
The victorious outcome of the Algeria-Egypt game in Sudan ended up unmasking the true face of the Egyptian media. This is a face made up of fanaticism and racism. More precisely, Egypt’s media heavyweights threw their kilos into a battle they created from scratch. I do not see the interest in responding to all of these lies. Everyone knows that this is nonsense. What is essential is that the Algerian team has qualified for the World Cup and also that it gained the support and respect of everyone. The Moroccans are proud of you. We have the same blood flowing in our veins. We are Maghreb people, no matter the political reality between us.
سعد المغربي Posted 2009-12-08
Many congratulations to the brotherly Algerian people who deserve this joy. We call on them to push their governments not to divide our peoples with their policies opposing the Maghreb, to be united instead of divided under fake slogans such as "the right to self-determination"...Long live the people of the Arab Maghreb and Muslims in all the world! Wishing more successes to the brotherly Algerian team. Viva Rabeh Saadane!
hasna Posted 2009-12-14
Well, yeah, that's the truth. Long live the Algerian and the Grand Maghreb!
Maghribien marocain Posted 19 days ago
Before I am Moroccan, I am 100% Maghreb. I adore the Algerians. By God, it makes me so very happy to see and meet people like you, my brothers. We are behind the Algerian team, which is ours, too. I would just like to say one thing: Politics can never separate two peoples who are so intelligent and united in solidarity as we are. We are stronger than those who try to separate us. Long live Algeria! Long live Morocco! We love you, Algerians. We are here for each other. All of Morocco is with Algeria. God willing, you will beat the Egyptian jerks in Angola. Also, long live Algeria! Long live Morocco! Long live Libya! Long live Mauritania! Let us forget our hatred! We do not like these Egyptians! They'd prefer to be beat by anyone but the Algerians or Moroccans. One! Two! Three! Long live Algeria forever!
همام تونس Posted 4 days ago
With all the love and pride of victory, with all the ties of brotherhoods between us and you Algerians, Moroccans and Libyans. The signs of unity and solidarity of our peoples are beginning to appear and walking on the same line. So congratulations to us Tunisians with you! Congratulations to Tunisia for the fraternity of Algeria, Morocco and Libya!
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