This is Somali referee Omar Artan, and last night he made history. These two pictures show him in two different worlds: judging a local, non-official match in a Somali village, and refereeing the UEFA Super Cup final in Salzburg.
UEFA gave him the stage he deserves, and he made history as the first non-European referee to officiate the Super Cup. As a Somali, and as Africans, we are proud of him. He showed the world the quality of Somali talent — and the only thing left to wish for is seeing Omar Artan referee a World Cup final one day.
Never stop dreaming.
Congratulations to PSG on another great achievement! 🏆
And a special congratulations to Omar Artan.
Tonight, football gave him the stage he deserved. 👏⚽
Cumar Artan ma gaarin #FIFAWorldCup oo keliya. Wuxuu taariikh dhigay isagoo noqday garsoorihii kubadda cagta ugu horreeyay ee Soomaaliyeed ee halkaas gaara, isla markaana ka mid ah garsoorayaasha ugu wanaagsan #Afrika. Guushaas cidina kama qaadi karto, wax kasta ha dhacaane.
Cumar, aad baan uga xumahay waxa dhacay. Waxaad gaartay heerka ugu sarreeya ee xirfaddaada, waxaadna dhiirrigelisay jiil dalka jooga adigoo halkaas gaaray. In lagaa hor istaagay fursaddii aad u qalantay ma beddelayso taas.
Tani ma noqon doonto halka ay ku dhammaato sheekadaadu. Dunidu way ku garab taagan tahay, waxayna kuu rajaynaysaa samir, adkaysi, iyo in aad mar kale garsoorto kulamo waaweyn oo caalami ah.
Waan ku garab taaganahay, Cumar.
#Somalia
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🇳🇱 Kees Smit (AZ)
🏴 Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
🇸🇳 Carlos Baleba (Brighton)
🏴 Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
🇮🇹 Sandro Tonali (Newcastle)
🇫🇷 Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)
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Thank you all.
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