Online Reporter
SOMALI referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the FIFA World Cup was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA’s Super Cup on August 12, European football’s governing body announced.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin poured praise on the Somali referee in a statement released a few hours before global body FIFA’s flagship World Cup was to start.
“Omar Artan is an excellent young, but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest competition level of the Confederation of African Football,” said Ceferin. “Football is made to connect people, and UEFA wants to show its respect to Omar and his outstanding officiating skills, which had earned him such a prestigious nomination.”
CAF President Patrice Motsepe said Artan had “made Somalia and the entire people of the African continent, extremely proud”. – AFP Sport.
