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[UEFA @UEFA]

🏆 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.

[safia aidid @safiyaaaay]

I don't think most people are fully grasping what happened to Omar Artan. Citizens of African countries cannot travel to the US without first navigating a highly restrictive, discriminatory visa process. Africans face the highest refusal rates globally, not only for US visas +

[Solo Monk @JJKALE2]

btw

As soon as you step into a @coles store, the palantir security system immediately sends a security risk assessment to the staff.

You see, I am a dark skinned, bearded, Pasifika man, and I always wear a cap or a beanie.

Yeah, I really hate going into coles.

1/2

[🇩🇯₊˚ʚ @youarethekibo]

The world is getting more and more dangerous for migrants and refugees. The way hateful rhetoric against such vulnerable groups literally transcends borders is really sad 🫤

[Riya @xoriiya]

The Zionists obsession with Somalis should be genuinely studied and reported on!!!
They won’t stop their slander and libel until they believe the whole world has turned against us
I hope our people back home stay safe from their depravity in the coming years

[Joe Black 🇿🇼 @joeblackzw]

Incorrect. He had a visa. From the US Embassy in Nairobi. It was valid. They vetted him there, and gave him a visa.

Then he landed in Miami, was detained for 11 hours, and deported to Istanbul.

THEN they branded him a terrorist.

A FIFA referee, simply because he’s Somali.

[𒋻 @AdiiiFCB]

Denying him entry was one thing but they're literally calling this innocent man a TERRORIST now and tarnishing his image in front of the whole world. Sick bastards.

[WelBeast @WelBeast]

They denied him a visa, then branded him a terrorist.

[الكسندرا ميراي @LexiAIexander]

Now they're defaming him

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali.

The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful.

https://t.co/rpSgTmmPU4

[@ @hyperrnostalgia]

they couldn’t do that 6 months ago? it’s a bit too late for that 😭

[Samatar Ahmed Guleid @SamatarGuleid]

Djibouti said they are ready to give Omar Artan Djibouti citizenship and issue him passport immediately in order for him to officiate the World Cup matches in America.

[H @hellohalima]

Two tiered treatment happening right now and all those other football associations and leaders remaining silent. It’s actually gross

[Hazel @Hazelcfc_77]

The rate in which the US govt is denying visas to football officials and representatives from some parts of Africa and Middle East is racist and vile, why host a huge tournament like the World Cup and deny eligible participants to be on US soil for the duration of the tournament.

[@ @hyperrnostalgia]

why can’t he referee the games in Mexico and Canada???

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.

[no @zedonarrival]

when the travel ban targeting 39 countries (19 fully, including somalia) was first published, there was a provision thrown in about exempting world cup + olympic personnel to quell outrage. this admin takes you for a fool

[B @BlSBAAS]

beyond the fact that what happened to referee omar artan is pure injustice, it once again reminds us that the filthy empire doesn't even see people of the global south as humans deserving of any rights or dignity......

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

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/2JPP5NpJpT

[Tianna, the Writer @tiannathewriter]

The US are ruining the fucking vibes man

[Khal @Safawidme]

Subeeciyad and inspired Cilaan

[@ @hyperrnostalgia]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Morpheus @Morpheus156]

I have a friend from DR who told me ppl legit hate this guy in that country just bcus of this video and the damage it did to their pr lmfao