Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samad Oppong

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. The sole keep vote makes no attempt to show bow the sources satisfy gng. Subsequent arguments provide strong reasoning why they don't. Involvement is small but consensus is to delete Fenix down (talk) 21:23, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Samad Oppong

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Article about non-notable footballer which doesn't satisfy WP:GNG. It appears that Oppong was a promising youth player (competed at the FIFA U-17 World Cup), but his career didn't pan out due to injuries and loss of form. He signed with some important African clubs (including Asante Kotoko and ES Sétif), but rarely if ever played in competitive matches for them per [1] and [2] (among others). Oppong was capped once by Ghana, but it was a substitute's appearance in a friendly where all of Ghana's squad were uncapped except Daniel Yeboah (who was a fringe player making his final appearance for the side). This probably explains why there isn't any significant coverage available online (just database entries, match reports, transfer announcements, etc.). Jogurney (talk) 02:51, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football, and Ghana. Shellwood (talk) 07:28, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 18:49, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. Could be redirected to a List of Ghana international footballers if such an article existed... Giant Snowman 18:53, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I think the references already listed and on the pae are enough to satisfy GNG. As mentioned, was highly rated talent and international for Ghana--Ortizesp (talk) 19:32, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Which reference covers Oppong direct and in detail? Jogurney (talk) 20:24, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 01:14, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Per Jogurney's rationale. The sources in the article are: 1 (deadlink; you have to search for it in archive): A mention in a list of Kotoko players and a one-sentence description; 2: 2 sentences of transfer news; 3 (deadlink and redirect to spam site; have to search in archive): Named in a roster, plus a sentence noting his contract hadn't been signed yet; 4: a single mention, without even his first name, noting his contract with ES Setif had been severed; 5: FIFA profile; 6: a deadlink that isn't archived; 7: a stats database. The ones at AfD are: 8 (ghanasoccernet): 5 very short sentences of un-bylined routine transfer news; 9: a slightly meatier (7 short sentences) transfer article from ghanasoccernet (but hosted by Modern Ghana), still lacking a byline and still not significant. JoelleJay (talk) 00:08, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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