He had no problem officiating in Somalia, South Africa, Chile, Egypt, Saudi, Zambia, Algeria, Morocco, Angola, Ivory Coast.
This is disrespectful not only to him but also every federation, country, and competition that cleared him at the highest level.
๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐: Somali referee Omar Artan was questioned for 11 hours (!) before being denied entry.
โI am just a referee trying to live my biggest dream: going to the World Cup, I am really, really disappointed. I had the correct documents and the correct visa. I think they have a problem with my country.โ
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