Social networking sites in Egypt were abuzz after the “sleep celebration” referred to by Al-Ahly stars Rami Rabia and Omar Kamal, following their success in scoring two penalty kicks in the match that brought their team together with Zamalek in Riyadh for the African Super Cup title, which Zamalek won with kicks 4-3 (time Original 1-1).
A source in the Confederation of African Football revealed to “Emirates Al-Youm” that there is a secret that prompted Al-Ahly players to celebrate in this way, and said: “The Information Committee of the African Confederation filmed clips of the players of the two teams registered in the match list a week before the date of the confrontation, and the productivity of the clips was Photography and videos relate to the way each player prefers to celebrate if his team wins or scores a goal during the match.”
The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added: “Rami Rabia and Omar Kamal Abdel Wahed chose the method of (sleeping), which they celebrated, while Shikabala, for example, chose the method of (boxer strikes), and most of the Zamalek players chose the method of sleeping with the eyes closed and the arms open, which They celebrated it after the coronation ceremony with the championship trophy.”
The celebration of Rami Rabia and Omar Kamal in particular aroused the ridicule of Zamalek fans because their celebration was not complete with Al-Ahly winning the title, while Al-Ahly fans were angry about that because the results of that celebration had adverse effects on their team after the clips circulated of Zamalek fans celebrating (also sleeping in a way), indicating that they In the end, they asked Al-Ahly fans to sleep while they celebrated the continental title, and turned this celebration into a “trend” on social media.
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