Adewale Olufade

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

Adewale Olufade
Personal information
Full name Adewale James Olufade[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club 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
National team‡
2018– Togo 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

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
  1. "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.


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