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Adewale Olufade

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Adewale Olufade
Personal information
Full name Adewale James Olufade[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 30)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Union Douala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 AC Merlan
2010–2012 Dynamic Togolais
2013–2014 Panthère du Ndé
2015 AS Togo-Port
2016 New Star de Douala
2017– Union Douala
International career
2018– Togo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Adewale James Olufade (born 21 August 1994) is a Togolese international footballer who plays for Union Douala as a left back

Career

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He has played club football for AC Merlan, Dynamic Togolais, Panthère du Ndé, AS Togo-Port, New Star de Douala and Union Douala.[1]

He made his international debut for Togo in 2018.[1] In October 2018 the Gambian Football Federation (GFF) complained to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) about Olufade, alleging that he was Nigerian and ineligible to play for Togo; the claims were denied by the Togolese Football Federation.[2] After that complaint was rejected, in February 2019 the GFF confirmed that CAF would hear their appeal.[3] The appeal was rejected, and the original decision was upheld.[4] In March 2019 GFF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Adewale Olufade". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Togo deny Gambian claims over eligibility of defender Olufade". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ Momodou Bah (5 February 2019). "Caf to consider appeal from The Gambia over Olufade eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Momodou Bah (21 February 2019). "Gambian Federation lose appeal over Olufade eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ Momodou Bah (10 March 2019). "The Gambia lodge fresh appeal in row over player eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2019.