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NYTIMES (Hussein Mohamed) - Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to U.S. Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome Wed Jun 10 11:55:38 2026

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game.

Source	https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/africa/somalia-referee-world-cup-artan.html
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