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From Left: FKF President Hussein Mohammed, Health C.S Aden Duale and Somali Fifa referee Omar Artan address a large crowd at Eastleigh Mall on Friday evening. [PHOTO: SOMTEL]
Celebrated Somali football referee Omar Artan is confident of officiating in the next Fifa World Cup to be co-hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain in 2030.
The 34-year-old who hit global headlines last month after he was denied entry into the USA to officiate at the ongoing 2026 Fifa World Cup that is also being co-hosted by Mexico and Canada, said he also can’t wait to exercise his duties at the forthcoming UEFA Super Cup, set for Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria on August 12 pitting Paris Saint Germain (PSG) agaisnt Aston Villa FC.
Artan was speaking in Nairobi, where he was welcomed by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed and Government dignitaries, including Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale and Wajir County Governor Ahmed Abdulillah.
