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The story of Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan has taken an emotional turn after the official returned home to a hero’s welcome following his controversial removal from the FIFA World Cup ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Somali referee Omar Artan who was barred by the United States from the World Cup was picked on Thursday for the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August. European soccer body ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Ali Abdulla was over the moon when he learned his youth-soccer nonprofit would receive 20 free tickets to the World Cup round of 16 match next month in Seattle. Many of the kids in his ...

NAIROBI, June 26 (Reuters) - Kenya this week deported Somalia's second deputy prime minister back to his country for suspected fraudulent acquisition of a Kenyan passport, a police report showed on ...

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 Omar Artan was turned away on ...

The Somali government expressed "deep regret" on Tuesday after award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan was barred from entering the United States and dropped from officiating at the World Cup. Artan, ...

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. By Hussein Mohamed Reporting from Mogadishu, Somalia A Somali soccer ...

Fighting erupts in Mogadishu ahead of protests over president's term extension Residents report injuries, property damage and displacement Opposition figures accuse government of attacks targeting ...

Omar Artan, a referee from Somalia, received a hero’s welcome upon his return to Mogadishu after being denied entry to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The homecoming saw crowds of ...

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. When asked about Artan’s case, a US ...

Omar Artan arrived in Miami from Istanbul on Saturday but was barred from entering the country following a "routine" inspection KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / Getty Images A Somali referee who was due to ...