The song of the club's "Ultras Eagles" has notched up close to nine million hits on YouTube. "Free and unbowed," composed by ultras of rival club Wydad, denounces Morocco's high youth unemployment and constant privatisation of public services. Algerian football stadiums have since the late 1970s provided an outlet, sometimes a violent one, for young people who feel robbed of a future. "Ach, our life," is a constant refrain of the African Winners ultras of Club Africain in the first division of the Tunisian football league. In Morocco, after supporters failed to inform police of fan displays, Raja supporters said "massive arrests" were carried out last December.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2020 01:41 UTC