"The victory sparked off scenes of elation in Egypt.
Girls wearing the Egyptian flag instead of the veil danced among tens of thousands in the streets of Cairo on Sunday night.
Crowds of people wearing the national flag colours of red, black and white erupted with screams of joy as the final whistle blew, some lighting handheld fireworks, others crying tears of relief.
"Finally something joyous happens to us, finally something happy happens to us," said Mohammed Said, sporting an Egyptian flag instead of his traditional galabaya robe.
He had watched with many others on giant television screens on the central Midan Mustafa Mahmud square.
"With the government we have, everything is sad, the prices, the boats sink and trains crash, this is the only thing that gives us joy."
..."It's one of the rare occasions when there are no Muslims and Copts and we are only Egyptians," said Coptic Christian Adel Zaki. "We feel united and it is the only thing we celebrate together."
All public transport was free as thousands headed towards the square. Buses inched through the crowd, rooftops overflowing with people and flags.
"Aboutraika you are the master," the crowd chanted, "You made the net sing your praises."
One of my friends had a picture on Facebook of the post-win celebrations in Agouza. The corner of Khoulousy (MESP Street) and Shaheen was jammed with people, and there was some shirtless guy standing on a ladder and dancing. Sad we missed it!
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"The victory sparked off scenes of elation in Egypt.
Girls wearing the Egyptian flag instead of the veil danced among tens of thousands in the streets of Cairo on Sunday night.
Crowds of people wearing the national flag colours of red, black and white erupted with screams of joy as the final whistle blew, some lighting handheld fireworks, others crying tears of relief.
"Finally something joyous happens to us, finally something happy happens to us," said Mohammed Said, sporting an Egyptian flag instead of his traditional galabaya robe.
He had watched with many others on giant television screens on the central Midan Mustafa Mahmud square.
"With the government we have, everything is sad, the prices, the boats sink and trains crash, this is the only thing that gives us joy."
..."It's one of the rare occasions when there are no Muslims and Copts and we are only Egyptians," said Coptic Christian Adel Zaki. "We feel united and it is the only thing we celebrate together."
All public transport was free as thousands headed towards the square. Buses inched through the crowd, rooftops overflowing with people and flags.
"Aboutraika you are the master," the crowd chanted, "You made the net sing your praises."
WOW I'm so freaking jealous!
One of my friends had a picture on Facebook of the post-win celebrations in Agouza. The corner of Khoulousy (MESP Street) and Shaheen was jammed with people, and there was some shirtless guy standing on a ladder and dancing. Sad we missed it!
-Dena
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