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Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament

Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament **Mogadishu, Somalia

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Somali referee Omar Artan received a hero’s welcome on his return to Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali World Cup referee denied U.S. entry, hailed as hero at home

hero's welcome. Government officials greeted him at the airport with flowers, and fans draped him in the sky-blue Somali flag. In the capital of Mogadishu, thousands packed into a stadium

Omar Artan given hero’s welcome in Somalia after referee’s US entry blocked

hero’s welcome in Somalia after referee’s US entry blocked The [World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-football) referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US arrived on Wednesday in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu