Rejected from the United States, referee Omar Artan welcomed as a hero in Somalia
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There is one who will not be able to be on the World Cup field as planned.
There is one who will not be able to be on the World Cup field as planned. Despite being named the best African referee, Omar Artan, the Somali referee rejected from the United States, returned to his country to a hero's welcome by a delegation of ministers, including the Minister of Sports. “I will be there at the next World Cup,” he said. Story by Clarisse Fortuné.
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