SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

AFRICA’S PASSPORT POWER IN 2025: NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THEY CAN ACCESS AND GLOBAL RANKINGS. (PHOTO).


 Africa’s Passport Power in 2025: Number of countries they can access and global rankings


1. Seychells: 156/25th Global rank

2. Mauritius: 149/27th

3. South Africa: 103/48th

4. Botswana: 85/59th

5. Namibia: 79/63rd

6. Lesotho: 76/65th

7. Eswatini: 74/66th

8. Malawi: 73/67th

9. Morocco: 73/67th

10. Kenya: 71/69th

11. The Gambia: 71/69th

12. Tanzania: 70/70th

13. Benin: 67/71st

14. Ghana: 67/71st

15. Tunisia: 67/71st

16. Uganda: 67/71st

17. Zambia: 67/71st

18. Sierra Leone: 65/72nd

19. Rwanda: 63/73rd

20. Zimbabwe: 63/73rd

21. Mozambique: 62/74th

22. Sao Tome & Principe: 61/75th

23. Togo: 60/76th

24. Burkina Faso: 59/77th

25. Ivory Coast: 59/77th

26. Senegal: 59/77th

27. Gabon: 58/78th

28. Madagascar: 58/78th

29. Guinea: 57/79th

30. Mauritania: 57/79th

31. Niger: 57/79th

32. Equatorial Guinea: 56/80th

33. Algeria: 55/81st

34. Mali: 55/81st

35. Guinea-Bissau: 54/82nd

36. Chad: 52/83rd

37. Comoros: 52/83rd

38. CAR: 51/84th

39. Liberia: 51/84th

40. Cameroon: 49/85th

41. Egypt: 49/85th

42. Angola: 48/86th

43. Burundi: 48/86th

44. Republic of Congo: 48/86th

45. Djibouti: 47/87th

46. Ethiopia: 45/88th

47. #Nigeria: 45/88th

48. DRC: 43/90th

49. South Sudan: 43/90th

50. Sudan: 41/92nd

51. Eritea: 39/94th

52. Libya: 38/95th

53. Somalia:32/96th


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