IShowSpeed‘s Speed Does Africa tour just got a whole lot more dramatic. The internet sensation had to leave the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, during a recent football match, leaving netizens stunned and curious about what led to the abrupt exit.
IShowSpeed leaves football match after crowd’s reaction
IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour took an unexpected turn when he left an Algerian Cup football match midway. Speed departed the Super Cup finale between MC Alger and USM Alger prematurely after spectators started hurling objects in his direction. The YouTuber was touring the pitch as part of his Africa tour when things took an unexpected turn. While attending the match, the YouTuber became the target of thrown objects, prompting his security team to escort him back to the players’ tunnel entrance for safety.
Stadium staff and Speed’s security believed the crowd’s hostility stemmed from him wearing Algeria’s national team shirt, which apparently wasn’t specific enough. Attempting to diffuse the situation, the online streamer moved to a different section. However, the object-throwing continued because he wasn’t wearing a T-shirt that represented the team they support.
While the reason behind the crowd’s reaction remains unconfirmed, a stadium staff member told Speed, “They like you, but they don’t like to be filmed. They don’t like it, but they like you.” Speed responded, “No, they don’t like me.” He continued, “You don’t throw water at somebody you like,” as he was escorted out of the pitch by his security.
“They don’t like to be filmed… Everybody got their phones out. Even a national broadcast is filming. You gonna get mad at the national broadcast, too?” The 20-year-old continued. “They don’t like me here bro. We should just leave.” Even after entering a private box overlooking the lower stands, the crowd continued hurling objects, including liquid-filled bottles, at IShowSpeed and his team.
Concluding it was time to leave, Speed said, “You can’t let stuff like that get you down, bro. You can’t let that cancel out the whole stream. The whole stream, bro, everybody was showing love, bro. All of my fans showed love in Algeria, obviously. But at that stadium, I don’t know. I don’t know what happened.”
IShowSpeed’s Speed does Africa tour will come to an end in late January.
