🏆 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.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨جنوووووووووووووووووون :
استقبال تاااااااااااااااااااريخي من الشعب الصومالي للحكم عمر عبدالقادر ارتان بعد عدم السماح له بالدخول الى امريكا والتحكيم في كأس العالم 2026
شعبية مجنونة اصبح يمتلكها الحكم عمر !
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🚨Somalie 🇸🇴 : humilié et refoulé des États-Unis, l’arbitre somalien, Omar Artan porté en triomphe devant des milliers de personnes au stade de Mogadiscio, où la Fédération somalienne de football et le ministère des Sports ont organisé un match de gala en son honneur.
I told our Somali Referee Omar Artan that while his World Cup officiating dream may have been delayed, it has never been diminished. Long before a ball is kicked, he has already won the hearts of millions and secured his place in history.
Omar Artan has done more than unite the footballing world, he has ignited hope in every child who dares to dream beyond the horizon. Dreams may be deferred, but they are never defeated.
I extend my deepest gratitude to FIFA and CAF for recognizing and believing in his talent, integrity, and dedication throughout the years.
For a lifetime, Omar carried a whistle not as a symbol of authority, but as a commitment to fairness, justice, and the spirit of the game. He devoted himself to ensuring that football was decided by merit, yet fate denied him the stage he so richly deserved.
Today, I had the honor of hosting Omar Artan, an icon, a role model, and living proof that true greatness is not measured by the matches you officiate, but by the lives you inspire.
Omar's journey reminds us all that character outlasts circumstance, and that those who stand for fairness ultimately leave the deepest legacy
استقبال حافل من الجماهير الصومالية للحكم عمر أرتان بعد عودته إلى بلاده إثر منعه من دخول الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية للمشاركة في كأس العالم 2026، رغم حصوله على تأشيرة سفر سارية المفعول. ويعد عمر أرتان من أبرز الحكام في القارة الإفريقية، حيث اختير أفضل حكم إفريقي لسنة 2025، كما أدار مؤخرا نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، مؤكدا مكانته بين نخبة حكام القارة. وقد حظي باستقبال الأبطال في مقديشو تقديرا لمسيرته المشرفة وإنجازه التاريخي كأول حكم صومالي يتم اختياره للمشاركة في نهائيات كأس العالم.
"أنا ابن الصومال وسندافع عنه".. أولى تصريحات الحكم عمر عرتن بعد وصوله مقديشو عقب منعه من دخول الولايات المتحدة للمشاركة في التحكيم بمباريات كأس العالم 2026
#الجزيرة_مونديال26#فيديو
As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.
It's terribly backward.
It's also counterproductive.
Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.
@TheRealPFF People who are not affiliated with the Somali Football Federation were the ones who contacted you regarding the match. You are aware that the federation SFF has the same information as you. Please obtain information about the match from the party that contacted you. 😂😂
People who are not affiliated with the Somali Football Federation were the ones who contacted you regarding the match. You are aware that the federation SFF has the same information as you. Please obtain information about the match from the party that contacted you. 😂😂
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PFF President Mohsen Gilani met Somali Football Federation President Ali Abdi Mohamed in Vancouver. With talk of a potential fixture between the two sides, the PFF has formally sought further details from the SFF.
The conversation is in motion, watch this space