Somali referee Omar Artan will take charge of the Super Cup showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on Wednesday night, two months after he was barred from entering the United States to officiate at the World Cup. Artan, 34, was denied entry into the US due to alleged links to "suspected members of terror organisations", which made him a "national security threat". AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementUefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: "Omar Artan is an excellent young but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest competition level of the Confederation of African Football. Artan will take charge of the Super Cup (AFP/Getty)In May, he was the referee for the decisive leg of the African Champions League final in Morocco, the continent's biggest club game. The 2026 World Cup would have been marked his first as a referee, having officiated at the men's U20 World Cup last year in Chile, before this opportunity was taken away at US border control.