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Thousands of people began to gather at Stadium Mogadishu, where the renowned Somali international referee and CAF Referee of the Year, Omar Artan, is set to be welcomed.
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Omar Artan is back in Mogadishu.
The Somali referee was set to become the first man from his country to play an on-pitch role at the World Cup.
Artan was barred from entering the US despite holding a diplomatic passport and a single-entry US visa.
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Soccer would not exist without immigrants. Immigrants play and coach the game, work in the stadiums, fill the stands, and make celebrations like the World Cup possible. Six of the players on the US Men's National Team are immigrants.
We will not allow ICE or anyone else to sow fear in our communities — especially at this moment. As the world comes to our city, we will stand proudly with our immigrant neighbors and reject these attacks for what they are: an attempt to divide us.
Africa’s best referee has been refused entry to the US for the Football World Cup.
Omar Artan is from Somalia, one of the countries which the US has under a travel visa ban.
@SophyRidgeSky and @WilfredFrost have all the details.
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Africa’s top referee has been removed from the World Cup’s list of match officials after being denied entry into the United States.
Omar Artan, who was due to become the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup, was named the Confederation of African Football men’s referee of the year in 2025.
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Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somalian to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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🇦🇷 🇺🇾 "Tutti si lamentano delle strutture e organizzazione, delle strutture di allenamento e negli aeroporti, così come della detenzione di giocatori, fotografi, arbitri, allenatori, e sarà la peggiore edizione della Coppa del Mondo di sempre". M.Bielsa
FIFA confirms Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will be unable to officiate at the World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States.
FIFA says was “informed by authorities that Mr Artan’s status will not be changed at present” & is host country who determines visas