In Morocco, stadiums are also venues for political protests.
"We love our mothers, Palestine and Raja" says Simo, a 26-year-old fan of the Moroccan football club Casablanca, trying to explain what the holy trinity of ultras, a term used to refer to the most passionate members of the team's football fan groups, is. Simo, born and raised in Casablanca,… In Morocco, stadiums are also venues for political protests and ultras are a term used to refer to the most passionate members of the team's football fan groups. 26-year-old fan of the Moroccan football club Casablanca, Simo, decided to support Raja CA from the age of 6 and has expressed his enthusiasm through stadium songs denouncing government, poverty and colonization. Rajavi Philistini, inspired by other football fans around the world, made his international debut at the World Cup in Qatar last year when an ultras singing group was filmed. In football, ultras form the core of the fans, ready to do anything to support their favorite team.
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“We love our mothers, Palestine and Raja” says Simo, a 26-year-old fan of the Moroccan football club Casablanca, trying to explain what the holy trinity of ultras, a term used to refer to the most passionate members of the team’s football fan groups, is.
Simo, born and raised in Casablanca, decided very early on, from the age of 6, to support Raja CA rather than Wydad AC, the city’s other big team and Raja’s nemesis.
Such a decision could change the life of Bidaoui (Casablanca), because the support of the team depends on his friendships, romantic relationships, and sometimes even his career.
Twenty years later, Simo still talks about the team with youthful enthusiasm. Within his group of supporters, he feels free to express himself through stadium songs denouncing government, poverty and colonization.
One of his favorite songs is Rajavi Philistini [“Raja Club, supporteurs de la Palestine”]one of the favorite songs of the fans, which became the anthem of their balcony. “O Gaza, we will never leave you, even if you are so far away from us,” cheer on in Raja greens at Casablanca’s Mohammed-V Stadium, which is packed for almost every home game.
This pro-Palestinian slogan made its international debut at the World Cup in Qatar last year when an ultras singing group was filmed. Rajavi Philistini, inspired by other football fans around the world. At that time, they deployed all their energy, brought from Morocco, to the stadiums in Qatar.
In football, ultras form the core of the fans, ready to do anything to support their favorite team. This is a cultural phenomenon that is especially common among young men.
Dressing the same, scrupulously memorizing all of your team’s chants and stats, quick to criticize management while demonstrating unfailing team loyalty despite defeats are some of the characteristics and values that ultras share.
トピック: Social Issues, Protests