Cheb Khaled under fire after his concert in Casablanca

The festive atmosphere that prevailed on the Moroccan stage quickly contrasted with the anger that erupted on Algerian social networks. Many Internet users and supporters have multiplied the scathing comments to denounce what they describe as the artist’s total indifference. For these critics, Khaled’s celebration with the Casablanca audience, who came in large numbers to applaud him, appeared as a deep disconnection with the feelings of his compatriots who had hoped for a more honorable run by the Greens during this competition organized in Morocco.

The main grievance addressed to the singer is the absence of a symbolic gesture or message of support for the national team and its players at the end of this painful elimination. While the supporters were expecting a sign, the maintenance of a purely artistic show was deemed inopportune by a large category of commentators.

However, this trial has provoked a shield wall among some observers who call for reason. These defenders of the artist recall that this concert was part of a contractual professional commitment, scheduled long before the fate of the national team was sealed on the field.