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Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup will receive full FIFA fee
MIAMI, June 14 : Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was denied entry into the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will be paid his full tournament fee.The Trump administration said the United States had denied Artan entry for the World Cup because of his links to “suspected members o
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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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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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US denies entry to Somali referee traveling for World Cup
June 8 : The United States denied entry to a Somali referee who arrived in the country over the weekend to officiate games during the FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said on Monday.The Somali national arrived at Miami International Airport from Istanbul International Airport on Saturday and
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Somali ex-child soldier’s nightmares: ‘It was either killed or be killed’
Yusuf Ali, now 34, struggles with his memories living in Mogadishu surrounded by dark reminders of his past.
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