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

Defiant cheers and national pride eclipsed a crushed sporting dream at Aden Abdulle Osman International Airport on Wednesday. Omar Abdulkadir Artan, the star Somali football referee barred from ...

FIFA has released a statement after Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was turned away at the border at Miami International Airport just days before the World Cup kicks off ...

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will still receive his ...

By Ali Kucukgocmen June 9 (Reuters) - 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, ...

Omar Artan became a Fifa referee in 2018 after working his way through the ranks of the Somali and African game Refereeing at the 2026 Fifa World Cup was set to be the highlight of Omar Artan's career ...

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been ruled out of officiating at the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry to the United States, FIFA said Monday, in a decision that prevents him from ...

A United States official said Tuesday night that Omar Artan, the Somalian referee who was denied entry into the country ahead of the World Cup, was refused admission due to "association with suspected ...

Somalia referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan received a hero's welcome after returning home from the United States, where he was ...

U.S. authorities cited “vetting concerns” for refusing Omar Artan just days before the soccer tournament.