Omar Artan, named Africa's best male referee in 2025, was set to be the first from Somalia to officiate at a World Cup. He was denied entry at Miami International Airport on Saturday over “vetting concerns,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement without giving details of those concerns. “I promise you, God willing, that I will attend the next one,” Artan said in Mogadishu, where he was received by a crowd of supporters. |
