Abubakar Abbas, a Kenyan who has gained notoriety for giving directions to visitors in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, claims he was hired by chance.
The young man identified himself as being from Mombasa and expressed his love for what he does.
When Abubakar went for the interview in September after submitting an application for the position, he almost missed it.
The person who has gained fame on TikTok is Abubakar Abbas, who directed supporters at the World Cup in Qatar.
From Mombasa, Kenya, is Metro Man. The viral man added that one of the reasons he chose the user name @metro_man001 for his TikTok username was because he was leading a typical life in Mombasa, Kenya, which he treasured.
As of September
"I can say it is God's hand since I was told about the interview a day like today evening and tomorrow was the last day to be interviewed in Nairobi so I had to take the night bus and I thank God I was among those chosen for this."
"I was excited to pass the interview since there are so many people who went for the interview and I do not take it for granted that I was chosen."
While applying for a security job, he mentioned that he had always wanted to travel to a foreign nation and that he was prepared with a passport.
Abubakar was fortunate enough to land the security position for which he had applied; however, when he arrived, he was informed that he would be giving directions to fans.
"I don't know whether you would consider that a security job, would you? When I came here I knew I was coming as a security officer and what I am doing now is guiding fans and it's part of security wouldn't you think?" he quipped.
" I am super happy to be in Qatar and my job was to be a security guide to show fans where their buses are and to the Metro."
Metro Man's first day at work The guy described his first day at work as not fulfilling since it was dull, and he needed to entertain his fans.
"My first day at work, I was bored, and I feel like it was not fulfilling for the fans also, so I found a way to engage them."
The world cup fans finally got the hang of his entertaining ways, and they joined in on the fan.
"On the second day when I said Metro they replied with 'this way' so instead of them going direct to the Metro they would stop for photo ops and since I came here to work and its my passion yet it wasn't in the job description I had to flow with it."
Metro Man popular than Lionel Messi in Qatar?
Most of his fans have likened his popularity to football star Lionel Messi, and he notes that he still could not believe that he was that famous.
"I cannot believe at times that the whole world is looking at me can imagine someone like me. That is just God's work don't you think so then when I saw that I was going viral I decided to open my account."
He was also awarded for his good work. He was also presented in a stadium full of fans where he was saying "Metro " and the fans were answered "This way"
