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Omar Artan was set to become the first Somalian to officiate a World Cup match. He was denied entry to the United States on Monday at Miami International Airport.

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...

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 won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States. U.S.

A Somali referee on course to become the first official from the Horn of Africa nation to work at a FIFA World Cup finals tournament has been refused entry...

Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami.

Highly rated Somali referee Omar Artan is turned away from the US just days before he was expected to officiate in the FIFA World Cup.

Customs and Border Protection cited unspecified “vetting concerns” for denying entry to Omar Artan.

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

US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International…

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 Artan, a referee for the FIFA World Cup, was turned back after landing at Miami from an Istanbul flight.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States, FIFA confirmed on Monday.

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

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- A Somali referee was on Monday dropped from the World Cup after he was denied entry to the United States, reigniting concerns about how Don

Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry to the U.S., won't officiate in the FIFA World Cup due to visa issues.

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 CAF Referee of the Year Omar Artan, forcing the Somali official out of the FIFA World Cup and raising concerns about visa restrictions affecting…

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.