Somalia backs referee after he is denied entry to US

Somalia on Tuesday defended award-winning referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States and prevented from becoming the first Somali official to officiate at a World Cup finals.There is no reason a referee denied entry to one host country cannot still contribute to a World Cup being hosted across three countries," he said. str-jf-mnk/pi/gj/mw

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