African referee breaks silence after FIFA drops him from World Cup
09-06-2026 11:28 via thesun.ng

African referee breaks silence after FIFA drops him from World Cup

Omar Artan, an award-winning Somali referee, has been pulled from refereeing at the World Cup after being prevented from entering the United States, FIFA announced Monday.
A FIFA official stated in a statement that Artan, who was denied entrance to the US after arriving at Miami International Airport on Saturday, would not participate in the World Cup.
Artan would have been the first Somali to referee at a World Cup.
“FIFA can confirm that match official Omar Abdulkadir Artan will be unabl
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