Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Algeria–Nigeria football rivalry


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:42, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Algeria–Nigeria football rivalry

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This is one of a number of articles which seem to be about unremarkable 'rivalries' between Algeria & other nations. The fact that the other articles exist strengthens my case. The rivalry between Arsenal and Spurs is notable....it's been going on for ages. But (for instance) Arsenal and Man U are merely rivals in the sense that all other teams in a competitive sport are rivals. TheLongTone (talk) 15:23, 8 October 2016 (UTC) These are the others. There's also Algeria–Morocco football rivalry, currently a redlink but it's inclusion in the see also section of these articles suggests that it will be created. Given the geography, this actually seems the most credible candidate for notability.




 * Delete Algeria–Nigeria football rivalry. The article has no sources that describe this pair of teams as having a rivalry. The article creator may have been writing these articles without necessarily putting much care into all of them, given that all three of the leads mention that "football is Italy's national sport", although none of these articles are about the Italian football team. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:51, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:01, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. North America1000 02:20, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. North America1000 02:20, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. North America1000 02:20, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete all - other than being in the northern half of Africa, there is no indication of any real rivalry here. See WP:NRIVALRY. Spiderone  09:00, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete all - fails WP:NRIVALRY. Geographic proximity does not automatically produce a rivalry. — Jkudlick • t • c • s 09:05, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete all - no evidence of notability. GiantSnowman 10:24, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * So in all the world there football rivalry except africa. Hichem algerino 17:50, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm sure rivalries exists in African football, but they must meet WP:GNG to be included in Wikipedia. Right now there is little to suggest that these competitions meet GNG. — Jkudlick • t • c • s 08:26, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete all - fails WP:NRIVALRY. Playing each other semi-regularly does not make a de facto rivalry. Fenix down (talk) 10:11, 10 October 2016 (UTC)


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