When the enemy closes one door, Allah opens another.Omar Artan will referee PSG vs Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup final after his World Cup setback. Congratulations son of soil
USA have done Omar Artan a massive favor bro, he would have officiated one or two meaningless group stage matches between minnows like Curaçao or Haiti but that shameful ban made him the most famous referee on the planet. He now gets to officiate a European final, very soon UCL🤌🏾
Trump e os EUA impediram o árbitro Omar Artan de entrar no país pra trabalhar na Copa do Mundo. Hoje, a Somália respondeu com um estádio lotado pra recebê-lo como herói nacional. Soberania é isso!
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34
To Omar Abdulkadir Artan: they did not diminish your achievement; they diminished an opportunity for sport to do what it does best—bring people together.
Sport rises above politics. It is one of the last remaining spaces where merit, discipline, and excellence can transcend borders and differences.
The decision to deny you entry may have kept you out of a country, but it could never diminish your talent, your dignity, or the respect you have earned across Africa and the world.
The thousands who welcomed you home understood something important: greatness is not conferred by a visa. It is earned through character, hard work, and achievement.
They did not lose you. The decision-makers lost an opportunity to demonstrate the values of fairness, inclusion, and unity that inspire the world.
Your achievement remains unquestioned. Your story remains bigger than this moment.
#IStandWithOmar
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@citizentvkenya UEFA's appointment of Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate the 2026 UEFA Super Cup Final is an epic win and a powerful redemption story after the American fiasco that barred him from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry into the USA ahead of the World Cup, has now been appointed by UEFA to officiate PSG vs. Aston Villa in the Super Cup final.