Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Adu


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:41, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Eric Adu

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I can find no evidence that this Ghanaian athlete has played a match in a fully professional league. Shirt58 (talk) 11:11, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
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 * Comment — This is a tricky one. The sole reference says that he formerly played for "Metro Stars", but doesn't say which one, and so far I've found three teams by that name in Ghana, in Kumasi, Tuba and Abura Dunkwa. The Abura Dunkwa Metro Stars are in the Ghanaian Division Two, which is a fully professional league. So in short, more references are needed to determine whether he's played professionally yet. Complicating this further, there's another, unrelated professional Ghanaian player named Eric Adu Poku. So if you're Googling for refs, be sure to include "-Poku" as a search term. I've come up empty-handed, but smarter people than me might do better. I can find no trace online of clubs called "Istanbul FC", or a "Dinh Doung". vi:Dinh dưỡng is Vietnamese for "nutrition". OnionRing (talk) 12:29, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - As unverified. If he has played in a fully pro league, it is not confirmed in reliable source, meaning the article fails WP:NSPORT and there is no evidence of sufficient coverage to meet WP:GNG. Additionally, the Ghana Division Two is not confirmed as a fully pro league (see WP:FPL). Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:00, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 07:19, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails NFOOTY as has not played senior international football nor played in a fully professional league. No indication that subject has garnered significant reliable coverage for any other achievements to satisfy GNG. Fenix down (talk) 07:36, 17 June 2016 (UTC)


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