Omar Artan is to referee the Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa, UEFA have announced.
"UEFA wants to show its respect to Omar and his outstanding officiating skills," says Aleksander Ceferin.
Top class political motioning.
Omar Artan was firstly given a hero’s welcome by his people in Somalia. The President hosted him.
Now UEFA are giving FIFA a slap with this move. A move that’d typically never be made. It’s to win people over.
FIFA goofed and many politicians are making the most of their failings.
Is this continued attack on the nation's children not enough reason to grind everything to a halt?! These aren't bandits, they're terrorists and the govt is clearly out of ideas.
Cameroonian soldiers reportedly entered Nigeria on foot and were seen giving stern warnings to Nigerian citizens not to record them.
When foreign soldiers can walk into your country and issue instructions to your people, it raises serious questions about the state of governance, border security, and national sovereignty.
Nigerians deserve a government that protects its borders and inspires confidence in its citizens.
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.