A World Cup is always about firsts and Omar Artan hoped to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the tournament. Elected in 2025 by the African Football Confederation as the best referee on the continent, Artan enters the books in another way: was blocked on Saturday by US border authorities upon arrival at Miami airport and returned to Türkiye, where he resides.
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