Omar Artan (34) skulle bli den første somaliske dommeren i et fotball-VM. I stedet ble han sendt hjem av immigrasjonsmyndighetene.

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry…

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United...

WK-scheidsrechter Omar Abdulkadir Artan uit Somalië is de toegang geweigerd tot de Verenigde Staten. Dat heeft een functionaris van het Somalische ministerie van Jeugd en Sport…

WK-scheidsrechter Omar Abdulkadir Artan uit Somalië is de toegang geweigerd tot de Verenigde Staten. Dat heeft een functionaris van het Somalische ministerie van Jeugd en Sport…

De Somalische scheidsrechter Omar Artan is voor het toernooi is begonnen al naar huis gestuurd.

Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry to the United States for the World Cup.

Omar Artan was going to be the first Somalian to officiate at a World Cup but was refused entry at Miami airport despite a valid travel visa

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to make history as the first official from his country to officiate at a FIFA World Cup, has reportedly been denied entry into the United…

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the US for the World Cup, despite having a valid visa. This decision sparks debate on fairness.

Den somaliske fotbollsdomaren Omar Artan skulle bli den förste från sitt land att döma i VM.

June 8 : The United States denied entry over the weekend to soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup match.A…

Omar Artan hätte als erster Schiedsrichter aus Somalia an der WM teilnehmen sollen. Der US-Grenzschutz sprach jedoch von »Bedenken bei der Sicherheitsüberprüfung«.

It comes after several incidents that have put US immigration and border enforcement into the spotlight ahead of the World Cup.

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.

Omar Abdulkadir Artan was one of 52 match officials listed for the World Cup, and the first ever from Somalia. But he hasn’t been allowed into the USA.

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

Den somaliske fotbollsdomaren Omar Artan skulle bli den förste från sitt land att döma i VM. Nu har han nekats inresa till USA och petas från mästerskapet.

SOMALSKOM nogometnom sucu Omaru Artanu, koji je trebao biti prvi iz svoje zemlje na SP-u, odbijen je ulazak u SAD.

Omar Artan was set to be the first match official from Somalia to referee at a World Cup finals

The United States denied entry to Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan over the weekend, preventing him from becoming the first Somali official to referee at a World Cup.