Somali referee denied US entry, dropped from FIFA World Cup 2026

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 authorit…

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Somali referee denied US entry, dropped from FIFA World Cup 2026 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. According to the collected source material from rss.dw.com, 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. Editorial classification signals include category: cronaca ; entities mentioned: Somali, World ; source timestamp: 2026-06-09T02:10:00+00:00. This draft is a structured rewrite of the feed material and does not add unsupported facts. Its purpose is to provide a stronger editorial base for automated review and publication gating.

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Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Somali, World