The Egyptian obsession with football drives Egyptians to take unprecedented steps just to support their national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Egyptian expatriates and Egyptians living in Egypt have done all they can to guarantee their presence at Russia’s stadiums where Egypt will be playing at the World Cup for the first time since 1990. Engie El-Shafey, a 25-year-old Egyptian flight attendant who is living in Dubai, expressed her overwhelming happiness with the unique lifetime experience of travelling to Russia just to see her country playing in World Cup. “Since I was four I have been a football enthusiast so,” said Engie. “When I knew that Egypt had finally qualified for the World Cup, I blindly reserved my seat tickets on FIFA’s website. It’s like a dream came true for me. I’m so enthusiastic to watch my country participating here. Although I’m a solo traveler in Russia, the excitement that I feel from having Egyptians around me makes me forget that I came here alone”. Meanwhile, Asmaa Ahmed, an Egyptian postgraduate student in Germany, is thrilled that she has finally found a seat in the…
Egyptians Travel to Russia to Support the Pharaohs ‘No Matter the Cost’
June 15, 2018
