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Warkasta is tracking welcome across 3 reports from 3 sources. Recent coverage touches referee, cup, and entry, each linked to its original source with side-by-side comparison where outlets differ.

“What happened will not disappoint me, and I promise you that I will participate in the 2030 World Cup,” he said. He also urged Somali youth not to lose faith in their country or their passport. The post Somalia Gives Referee Omar Artan a Hero’s Welcome After U.S. Entry Denial first appeared on Radio Dalsan .

Somali referee Omar Artan received a hero's welcome in Mogadishu after being denied entry to the United States, preventing him from becoming the first Somali official to referee at a FIFA World Cup tournament.

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan returned home to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday after being barred from entering the United States for the World Cup, describing the decision as a matter of “fate” and urging his fellow Somalis not to lose heart over it. Artan, Africa’s referee of the year in... The post Somali soccer referee who was