Somali football referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut
June 8 : The United States denied entry over the weekend to football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup match.
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Somali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut
(Corrects name of agency to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the fourth paragraph)
Somali referee won't officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States
Somali referee Omar Artan won't officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
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