Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was denied entry into the US and sent back from Miami to Istanbul. No official statement from FIFA or Somali Football Federation yet.
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, selected to officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was denied entry into the US and sent back from Miami to Istanbul. No official statement has yet been issued by FIFA or the Somali Football Federation regarding the incident. Artan was named Africa’s Best Referee in 2025.
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