Mogadishu, June 10, 2026 (AFP) - 'I'll be at next World Cup' in 2030: Somali referee barred from US

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2026-06-10

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, returned to a hero's welcome in Mogadishu and vowed to take part in the next tournament in 2030. "I will be at the next World Cup and will continue to make Somalia proud... Despite what has happened to me, I am not discouraged," Artan told more than 100 supporters and journalists at Mogadishu's main airport. str-mnk/er/lp ...

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