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Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament

The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu's pitches, only to be barred at the US border.

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Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament

The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu's pitches, only to be barred at the US border.

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Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero’s welcome

MOGADISHU: A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States arrived Wednesday in Somali’s capital of Mogadishu, where he was received by a crowd of supporters and officials.Omar Artan was set…

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Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup receives a hero’s welcome in Somalia

Omar Artan, 34, was meant to be the first Somali referee to officiate at a World Cup. Instead, he says was questioned for hours about a militant group and then denied entry to the U.S.

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Referee Omar Artan given hero’s welcome in Somalia after US entry blocked

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

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Somali World Cup referee receives hero’s welcome after US entry denial

Somali referee Omar Artan returned to Mogadishu to a hero's welcome after being denied entry to the United States and removed from FIFA's World Cup 2026 referee list.

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‘I will attend the next one:’ Barred Somali World Cup ref gets hero’s welcome home

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.

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1. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·rfi.fr
   

   Somali referee denied entry to US for World Cup: official

   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…

2. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·vanguardngr.com
   

   African referee denied entry to US for World Cup

   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...

3. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·vanguardngr.com
   

   World Cup: First Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry into US

   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…

4. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·punchng.com
   

   Somali referee denied entry to US for World Cup

   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.

5. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·independent.co.uk
   

   Somali referee for World Cup is denied entry into the United States

   Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected to officiate in the World Cup

6. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·dailysabah.com
   

   Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US, official says

   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...

7. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·dailysabah.com
   

   Somali World Cup referee denied US entry, sent back to Türkiye

   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...

8. lunedì 8 giugno 2026·abc.net.au
   

   Somali referee denied entry to US days out from start of World Cup

   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.

9. martedì 9 giugno 2026·thisdaylive.com
   

   Somali Referee Banned from Entering USA

   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.

10. martedì 9 giugno 2026·sbs.com.au
    

    Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan denied entry into United States

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

11. martedì 9 giugno 2026·dw.com
    

    Somali referee barred from World Cup after US entry denial

    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

12. martedì 9 giugno 2026·apnews.com
    

    World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia

    The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dropped from the tournament by FIFA had been set to make…

13. martedì 9 giugno 2026·independent.co.uk
    

    World Cup ref from Somalia who was denied entry to the US was about to make history for his country

    The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dropped from the tournament by FIFA had been set to make…

14. martedì 9 giugno 2026·thecitizen.co.tz
    

    Somali referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut

    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.

15. martedì 9 giugno 2026·rfi.fr
    

    Somali football referee denied US entry will miss World Cup debut

    The United States has denied entry to football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first Somali to officiate a World Cup match.

16. martedì 9 giugno 2026·independent.co.uk
    

    Somali referee speaks out after being refused entry into US for World Cup

    Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan says he has had his World Cup dreams dashed after he was refused entry at the US border.

17. martedì 9 giugno 2026·arabnews.com
    

    Somalia backs referee Omar Artan’s ‘integrity’ after US denies him entry

    MOGADISHU: Somalia has defended its referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States, preventing him from becoming the first Somali official to officiate at a…

18. martedì 9 giugno 2026·france24.com
    

    Somalia backs referee after he is denied entry to US

    Somalia on Tuesday defended award-winning referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States, preventing him from becoming the first Somali official to officiate at…

19. martedì 9 giugno 2026·cryptobriefing.com
    

    Somali referee Omar Artan barred from entering US for World Cup

    Somali referee Omar Artan was denied US entry at Miami airport on June 6, ending his historic appointment as the first Somali official at a FIFA World Cup.

20. martedì 9 giugno 2026·independent.co.uk
    

    World Cup 2026: Referee from Somalia denied entry to the US was about to make history

    He was denied entry at Miami International Airport on Saturday due to "vetting concerns"