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Ghana's Partey out of Panama game after visa refused says FIFA - Reuters
Ghana's Partey out of Panama game after visa refused says FIFA Reuters
June 12, 2026Somali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut - Reuters
Somali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut Reuters
June 9, 2026Somali referee Artan barred from entering USA
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, is denied entry to the United States.
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Visa denial sidelines Thomas Partey for Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto
FILE -Thomas Partey of Ghana and Nico Schlotterbeck of Germany challenge for the ball during an international friendly soccer match between Germany and Ghana in Stuttgart, Germany, March 30, 2026. (AP
World Cup 2026: Thomas Partey refused entry to Canada ahead of Ghana's opener with Panama in Toronto
Thomas Partey has been refused entry to Canada ahead of Ghana's World Cup opener with Panama; Ghana play England on June 23 in Boston, USA, where Partey and the squad have been training; Partey is on
Somali referee dropped from World Cup: Omar Artan misses out on tournament after US visa denial
Somalian referee Omar Artan to miss World Cup after US denies 34-year-old a visa to work during tournament; Artan was voted best referee in Africa in 2025, and was set to become first Somali to refere
World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia
A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently cut from the tournament by FIFA was set to make history for his country. (AP Video/
Somali referee dropped from World Cup: Omar Artan misses out on tournament after US visa denial
Somalian referee Omar Artan to miss World Cup after US denies 34-year-old a visa to work during tournament; Artan was voted best referee in Africa in 2025, and was set to become first Somali to refere