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A Somali referee called Omar Artan has been refused entry into the United States for the World Cup.
U.S. Officials say it's because of a, quote, association with suspected members of terror organizations.
Artan says he told officials that he doesn't know anything about any terror organizations.
Somali and African fans aren't happy.
It's the reason why World Cup exists.
It doesn't encourage a citizen of every member
state of the World Cup to be like Omar and have a dream like Omar.
Is it the United States prerogative to decide who they let into their country?
You don't know, unfortunately, our world is a very aggressive world and security goes above everything.
Does border security trump everything?
Or might it be prudent to cultivate good relations with a continent of 1.5 billion people?
From the BBC, I'm Tristan Redmond in London.
On today's episode, the case of the Somali referee and its African aftershocks.
Before we go any further, there isn't any swearing in this episode,
but there is some language that not everyone will love, so take care while listening.
I'm pleased to say that we are joined today from Nairobi by our good friend Charles Gatonga,
who is a reporter for BBC Africa and the host of the BBC Focus on Africa podcast.
Welcome back to the show, Charles.