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🔴 Énorme DINGUERIE encore des États-Unis...
L'arbitre somalien Omar Artan 🇸🇴 s'est vu refuser son entrée aux États-Unis, alors qu'il est sensé officier pendant la Coupe du Monde ! 🙄
Malgré l'aide appuyée de l'ambassade somalienne de Nairobi, qui lui a fourni un PASSEPORT DIPLOMATIQUE, M. Artan a dû faire demi tour à son arrivée aux USA.
On parle d'une personne qui a été élue MEILLEUR ARBITRE AFRICAIN EN 2025 ! 🤦♂️
(@Romain_Molina)
🚨 CAF, WHERE IS YOUR VOICE?
Africa’s best referee — Omar Abdulkadir Artan, CAF Referee of the Year 2025 and the first Somali ever selected for the FIFA World Cup — was denied entry into the US despite a diplomatic passport and approved visa. Turned back at the airport like a criminal. No reason given.
This is a direct humiliation of African excellence on the global stage.
CAF — you crowned him the best on the continent. Now you stay silent while one of your own is disrespected by the host nation?
No strong statement. No demand for answers from FIFA or US authorities. No defense of African officials.
This is not leadership. This is complicity in the face of Western arrogance.
Africa’s talent deserves better than puppet organizations that bow when it matters most.
Stand up for Omar Artan. Stand up for African football. Or step aside for those who will.
World Cup referee - Africa's best - is denied entry to United States and sent back after landing at Miami Airport, despite having a diplomatic passport https://t.co/rJep4ipJ8o
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