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Somali referee Omar Artan requests to officiate in the Egyptian Premier League
October 9, 2026 at 09:28 PM
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(opens the publisher’s site)Somali referee Omar Artan has asked to officiate in the Egyptian Premier League; the football association's board will rule on his request October 12.
- Artan sent an official letter from the Somali Football Association requesting to referee in the Egyptian league and take up residence in Egypt.
- Essam Abdel Fattah said the request will be presented to the Egyptian Football Association board at its October 12 meeting.
- Abdel Fattah said Germany, England and Italy declined to send referees, prompting the appointment of Slovenian Rade Obrenović for the Ahly–Zamalek match.
- Artan was barred from the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry to the United States in June.