Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry to US ahead of World Cup
9 Jun 2026, 08:01 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/09/somali-referee-omar-aytan-denied-entry-to-us-ahead-of-world-cup/
US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.