World Cup: Africa’s best referee denied entry to the US sparks outrage

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  • Ogyamatta the Gamechanger 2 days ago

    Infantino is a big shame for the world football governing body FIFA.
    How can you allow that to happen?

    Isn't football seperated from politics?
    A very big shame for FIFA

  • Ruthan 2 days ago

    Sepp Blatter was accused by the West for giving WC2018 hosting right to Russia all bcoz they had many political problems with them.Currently we could see that Infantino has been embarrassed by USA for including them as co-ho ...
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  • FRANKIE 2 days ago

    What a shame! And we sit here and allow the GFA to fool with our football and when you talk of Central Government intervention they tell you that according to FIFA rules government cannot interfere in the affairs and activiti ...
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  • Agbelimor Paris 2 days ago

    Sad,they've killed his dream all because of terrorist group al shabab,war business..

  • Nana 2 days ago

    If USA were a friendly country as they claim they shd have given this Somali Referee the benefit of doubt to enter USA and do his work.That would have given the Liberals in Somalia to advise & motivate those terrorists in the ...
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  • Yao 2 days ago

    "Somali referee Omar Artan won't officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cu ...
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  • Ougrabako 2 days ago

    "It's obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions as well [that] any team, including the supporters and the officials of that team, who would qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no Wo ...
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  • Akwasi 2 days ago

    I’ve never seen a useless entity as fifa, they have allowed politics to destroy the body, award winning referee from Somalia with a valid visa being denied entry to the USA and the best FIFA could do is to replace him. Sham ...
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  • Achakanapaya 2 days ago

    The white Man is the representative of Satan on Earth.

  • Apuuuuuu!!!! 2 days ago

    FIFA boss, we are still waiting to hear you speaking. What has gone wrong this time? USA is messing up and a whole FIFA is not talking, why?

  • NMG 2 days ago

    You and your useless family can go ask fifa waaiiiiii

  • BLAME FIFA FOR CHOOSING USA AS THE HOST 2 days ago

    WHAT A JOKE OF AN ORGANISATION

  • COD 2 days ago

    "When it comes to USA interests, there is nothing called moralities"- Ex-Vice President Dick Cheney.