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World Cup 2026: Fifa to pay Somali referee full tournament fee
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his tournament fee from Fifa in full.
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Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate Super Cup after being denied World Cup spot
Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.
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World Cup 2026: Banned referee Omar Artan arrives home in Somalia
Omar Artan vows to officiate at the 2030 World Cup instead after arriving home in Somalia in the wake of being banned from entering the United States.
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Somali football referee who was denied US entry says what happened was ‘fate’
MOGADISHU: Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan said on Wednesday (Jun 10) the decision to bar him entry to the United States for the World Cup was “fate” and urged his fellow Somalis not to lose heart over it.Artan, Africa’s referee of the year in 2025, had been set to become the first Somali to…
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Somali soccer referee who was denied US entry says what happened was ‘fate’
(CORRECTS headline, first and fourth paragraphs to clarify that Artan said what happened was ‘fate’)By Faisal AliMOGADISHU, June 10 : Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan on Wednesday said the decision to bar him entry to the United States for the World Cup was “fate” and urged his fellow Somal
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Somali soccer referee on his way back home after being denied entry into United States
June 9 : Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was denied a chance to make his World Cup debut after being barred from entering the United States, thanked FIFA, CAF and the Somali people on Tuesday as he prepared to return home.Artan had been expected to become the first Somali to officiate at a…
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World Cup 2026: Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its tournament?
With referee Omar Artan denied entry to the United States and worries over staff and supporters being turned back, what does this tell us about the World Cup?
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World Cup referee barred: Somali’s Omar Artan had ‘right papers and right visa’
Somali referee Omar Artan says he was subjected to an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup despite holding the “right papers” and “right visa”.
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Omar Artan and World Cup 2026: Who is Somali referee barred from entering US?
Omar Artan was set to become the first Somali to referee a game at the World Cup finals, but his place in history has been denied by US immigration authorities.
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Somali referee barred from World Cup after US entry denial
Omar Artan, Africa’s top referee in 2025, was set to become the first Somali national to officiate at a FIFA World Cup before being denied entry by US authorities
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