2026 W/Cup: US Accuses Somali Referee Of Links To ‘Terror Organisations’ Suspects

The Trump administration said Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan had been denied entry to the country because of links to “suspected members of terror organisations” making him a “national security threat”. Artan, who was Africa’s referee of the year in 2025, had been set to become Somalia’s first official at a World Cup but was […]