Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan (L); Ghana team midfielder Thomas Partey (R) – Wikimedia Commons After Canadian politicians spent days slamming the United States for denying entry to a Somali FIFA referee with alleged ties to terrorist organizations, and then rolled out the red carpet, inviting him to Canada instead, THEY JUST DENIED A GHANA WORLD CUP PLAYER ENTRY over serious rape and sexual assault charges. The stunning hypocrisy is on full display. Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named Africa’s top male referee in 2025 and selected as the first Somali ever to officiate at a FIFA World Cup, was denied entry into the United States at Miami International Airport last weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection cited “vetting concerns.” A U.S. official later confirmed…
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