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I promise you, God willing, that I will attend the next one, I want the Somali public to take comfort in this and remain confident.

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Source: Omar Artan given hero’s welcome in Somalia after referee’s US entry blocked, June 10 2026
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This will be my first match in Europe. Having adventures, making memories and learning new things is always great.

What happened has happened and it was unfortunate. I am grateful for the support Fifa gave me.

I believe that if I can succeed, anyone can. You can do whatever you want to do.

Somalia is ours, whether things are good or bad. I want to tell our youth not to lose hope in our country. I am now in my country, and there is no other place I want to be.

I was lucky, but I have worked very hard to be here and I’m really proud, As you can imagine, I grew up in a difficult situation, but it didn’t prevent me from pursuing my dreams.

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