A Moroccan journalist to “Sputnik”: The exclusion of a Somali referee from the 2026 World Cup reveals that the World Cup is not for everyone
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Moroccan writer and journalist Abdelhak Najib said in a statement to Sputnik Africa that Washington had dealt a “slap” to both the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), by preventing Omar Artan from entering the country.
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