Ahly!

Going to a foreign soccer game has been quite high on my list as I have been traveling around and finally I got to witness one!


It was insane to go on the way to the game and see people wearing read (the team color) everywhere we go. Ahly playing was a big deal and it was evident. We took a bus there and shuttled ourself inside. We were told not to draw attention to ourselves until we sat down but it was kinda obvious when there is a huge group of 30 westerners walking around. We had security guard us in and then also guard us out while we were there.

The most epic thing that happened during the game is that the other team, Tunisia, actually had a riot. Ahly had scored two goals, and as we were celebrating when out of the corner of my eye I saw smoke. The other groups fans had lit flares and were throwing them on the field. They were also breaking off the bottoms of the chairs and throwing them at the guards. It was crazy! It was definitely very contained (their bleacher section had two rows of guards blocking them from everything) and we were on the direct opposite side. The last part of the game, I was very much watching the fans more than the game but oh well. It was still a blast!!