In a statement the team said, "Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate. They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment."

“He pre-sold the fight using my name and likeness to a company, I think in Dubai or somewhere in the Middle East, for $10,000,000 cash”

“We ended up doing the fight in the US with a different company. That’s the company that put on the fight but he had already sold our fight to someone else for $10M cash”

“Our deal was 15%, he smoked me. 15% of $10,000,000 is $1,500,000. The company that paid him $10M is suing him. He has a bunch of legal trouble at the moment. I don’t think I’m ever getting the money”

HE WILL NOT OFFICIATE DURING THIS WORLD CUP: TOTALLY INSANE !

A true pride of his country, he was the first Somali referee to officiate in a World Cup: he will therefore have to return home.