🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!
We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.
بعد إبرام شركة أورا مصر عقد الرعاية الأكبر في تاريخ الكرة المصرية، لمدة أربعة مواسم مقبلة تحت مسمى "دوري أورا" 🤝
هيثم عبد العظيم: الدوري المصري هو الأقوى في المنطقة العربية بالكامل. وكلنا رأينا كيف كانت المنافسة مشتعلة حتى اللحظة الأخيرة في الموسم المنقضي 🗣️
BREAKING: Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the United States and returned to Istanbul on Monday after being stopped at Miami International Airport, according to sources within the Somali Football Federation.
The Somali Embassy in Nairobi said on Friday it had facilitated Artan’s travel on a diplomatic passport. He was among African referees selected to officiate matches at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America.
Cartan was recently named Africa’s Best Referee for 2025 at the CAF Awards held in Rabat, Morocco, by the Confederation of African Football.
Somalia is among countries facing U.S. travel restrictions, with most Somali nationals barred from obtaining certain visa categories, with limited exemptions for diplomats and cases considered in the U.S. national interest.
Neither FIFA nor the Somali Football Federation has commented on the incident.