{
  "id": 550476,
  "title": "Somali referee Artan urges officials to dream big",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/somali-referee-artan-urges-officials-to-dream-big",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/somali-referee-artan-urges-officials-to-dream-big/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Somali referee, Omar Artan, urged aspiring officials to “never stop dreaming” ahead of making history as the first non-European to referee the UEFA Super Cup tomorrow in Salzburg. The 34-year-old has emerged as one of African football’s leading referees, becoming the first Somali to officiate a Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League final and … The post Somali referee Artan…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}