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title: "Somali referee denied World Cup entry but assigned to Uefa Super Cup"
description: "Most outlets reported that a Somali referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, was denied entry to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup but was instead assigned to the Uefa Super Cup. Geo News added that he was honored in a reception ceremony by the Somali community in Dayniil. Both excerpts emphasized the referee’s assignment to the Uefa Super Cup despite the World Cup denial."
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# Somali referee denied World Cup entry but assigned to Uefa Super Cup

sports · latest filing 11 Aug 2026, 4:43 PM PKT · 11 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that a Somali referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, was denied entry to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup but was instead assigned to the Uefa Super Cup. Geo News added that he was honored in a reception ceremony by the Somali community in Dayniil. Both excerpts emphasized the referee’s assignment to the Uefa Super Cup despite the World Cup denial.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Geo News** — [Somali referee denied World Cup 'proud' to oversee Uefa Super Cup](https://www.geo.tv/latest/677121-somali-referee-denied-world-cup-proud-to-oversee-uefa-super-cup) · 11 Aug 2026, 4:43 PM PKT
  > Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was expected to officiate at matches during the 2026 Fifa World Cup but was denied entry to US, is hosted in a reception ceremony by members of the Somali community of Dayniile district, in Mogadishu, Somalia June 12, 2026. —...
- **ARY News (English)** — [Somali referee denied World Cup ‘proud’ to oversee UEFA Super Cup](https://arynews.tv/somali-referee-denied-world-cup-proud-to-oversee-uefa-super-cup) · 11 Aug 2026, 4:27 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
- **The Express Tribune** — [Somali referee 'proud' to oversee Super Cup](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623312/somali-referee-proud-to-oversee-super-cup) · 11 Aug 2026, 12:30 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > He was refused entry to the United States during the World Cup

3 articles from 3 outlets, 11 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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