๐จ CAF, WHERE IS YOUR VOICE?
Africaโs best referee โ Omar Abdulkadir Artan, CAF Referee of the Year 2025 and the first Somali ever selected for the FIFA World Cup โ was denied entry into the US despite a diplomatic passport and approved visa. Turned back at the airport like a criminal. No reason given.
This is a direct humiliation of African excellence on the global stage.
CAF โ you crowned him the best on the continent. Now you stay silent while one of your own is disrespected by the host nation?
No strong statement. No demand for answers from FIFA or US authorities. No defense of African officials.
This is not leadership. This is complicity in the face of Western arrogance.
Africaโs talent deserves better than puppet organizations that bow when it matters most.
Stand up for Omar Artan. Stand up for African football. Or step aside for those who will.
๐จ Named by FIFA to officiate during the World Cup, the Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to U.S. territory. ๐ธ๐ด
Due to his difficulties in obtaining a visa, he had benefited from the support of the Somali embassy in Nairobi, which enabled him to obtain a diplomatic passport. ๐
It was insufficient for the American authorities, who immediately sent him back. โ
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