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2022 World Cup in Qatar: "Metro man", the young Kenyan who surrounds Doha
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Abubakr Abbass, "Metro Man" interviewed at half-time of the United States-England match, November 25, 2022. REUTERS - Molly Darlington
Text by: Frédéric Suteau Follow
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The fervor of the World Cup can be seen even in the Doha metro.
And the story of a young Kenyan in charge of directing the supporters as they leave the stadiums is a good illustration of the good atmosphere that wins over the public!
His clip "Metro, this way
"
has gone viral and enchants spectators, players, and organizers.
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He is becoming the star of this World Cup despite himself.
His name is Abubakr Abbass.
Young 23-year-old Kenyan, who arrived from his country a month ago to work on the 2022 World Cup. His voice can be found everywhere on social networks.
METRO 🚆 THIS WAY ➡️
ICYMI, clips of 'Metro Man' have gone VIRAL thanks to his catchy style of guiding fans to the metro station 📈#FIFAWorldCup |
#Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/lZcWlP2iiT
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 25, 2022
"Metro, this way": his few words, he pronounced them all day, tirelessly, like the hundreds of volunteers who are there to show the way to the metro, at the exit of the stadiums.
A complicity has been established with supporters from all over the world.
We sing it, we dance it, and the magic of social networks did the rest.
The phenomenon has grown to such an extent that Abubakr Abbass was invited to the United States/England match to challenge the crowd and set the mood in the stadium like a DJ.
Metro Man was invited to the England vs USA game🤩
The 23-year-old from Kenya, Abubakr Abbass, has become a sensation in Qatar with his enthusiastic way of providing directions to the metro station.#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/0ehldl96zY
— Ochieng' Stephen (@soo_ochieng) November 26, 2022
"Metro.. This Way, Metrooo": He is Abubakr Abbass aka 'Metro Man' who is extremely viral in Tiktok and Qatar after his video of guiding people to free metro service in a unique way got attention.
He is a Kenyan Citizen who was in Qatar to work on 3 months contract.
pic.twitter.com/koXIdV63Yn
— Suman (@suman_thaQri) November 29, 2022
Edwin Ndegwa knows him well: “
Yes, he is a colleague, a friend.
I know him well.
But there he received a promotion.
He has a new job.
They asked him to be the new metro ambassador.
He became very well known.
Everyone would like to see it
”.
“
It's become very popular, it's true and look at all those who help, those who work in the metro.
They try to be like him now.
It's nice to see what all of this has become.
That's the magic of the World Cup.
Realize: he was invited to a game!
Maybe he will even be in the final.
It's really a great story
, ”rejoices this Qatari met in Doha.
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