Omar Artan ble nektet innreise til USA og får ikke dømme i fotball-VM. Onsdag ble han hyllet hjemme i Somalia.

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

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.

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

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…

Omar Artan thanks FIFA for its support after he is barred from entering the United States, ending his dream of refereeing at his first World Cup.

Speaking at the airport, Omar Artan told supporters not to give up hope and vowed to participate in the next World Cup.

Der ursprünglich als WM-Schiri vorgesehene Omar Artan wird nach seiner Rückkehr in Mogadischu gefeiert. Zuvor hatte ihm die US-Grenzbehörde die Einreise verweigert.

The Somali referee Omar Artan criticised the decision to bar him entry to the US for the World Cup as “unfortunate” after arriving to crowds in Mogadishu

A World Cup referee from Somalia, Omar Artan, was met by a crowd of supporters and officials in Mogadishu on Wednesday after being denied entry to the United States.

Andrew Giuliani, who is leading the White House task force for the FIFA World Cup, has said Artan was denied entry to the US for a "very good reason," without offering further…

Omar Artan ble nektet innreise til USA og får ikke dømme i fotball-VM. Onsdag ble han hyllet hjemme i Somalia.

Omar's Visa denial ended his chance of becoming the first Somali referee to officiate at football’s biggest tournament this season.

Der abgewiesene WM-Schiri Omar Artan wird nach seiner Rückkehr in Somalia gefeiert. Die US-Behörden unterstellten ihm Nähe zur Terrormiliz al-Shabaab.

Somali referee Omar Artan received a hero’s welcome in Mogadishu after being denied entry to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Hundreds of fans, government and football officials gathered at Mogadishu's airport Wednesday to welcome Omar Artan after the Somali refree was denied entry to the US for the…

Official who was denied entry to the US arrives back in Mogadishu to hero's welcome

L'arbitro Omar Artan torna in Somalia da eroe dopo che gli Usa gli hanno negato il visto, non permettendogli di dirigere i match al Mondiale 2026