🏆 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.
What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:
• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.
• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.
• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.
• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.
• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.
• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.
• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.
• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.
Imagine huyu jamaa alikuwa champee (chokoraa) anaishi juu ya mti pale Jogoo Road. I rescued him, got him a house and a job. It’s now almost one year and he is working at Sialkot Motors as a casual, selling cars.
Hii ni kazi ya Mungu sio mimi. Majamaa, ingia street rescue, tuwasaidie watu wawili watatu, tumalize street families.
Folks! This Sunday, the Nairobi Expressway becomes the stage for one of the BIGGEST marathons in the world!
Whether you’re taking on the 5KM, 10KM, 21KM Half Marathon or the 42KM Full Marathon challenge, this is YOUR moment.
17,500 runners.
One city. One incredible experience.
Tell a friend to tell a friend... who knows a friend... who LOVES a marathon!
See you at the Nairobi City Marathon. Be there... or be nowhere.
@patrickigunzah@johnkyanda@NBOcitymarathon@athletics_kenya@Muchina_EdVent@gichdxp
SMOOOKING!
#NairobiCityMarathon #RunNairobi
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