Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Omar Shendi

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The result was keep. The consensus emerging from the discussion is that the sources found do rise to the level of significant coverage of the subject. (non-admin closure) Enos733 (talk) 17:11, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Omar Shendi[edit]

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Subject fails WP:SPORTCRIT due to lack of significant coverage. A search per WP:BEFORE did not turn up any significant coverage. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 11:57, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople and Cricket. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 11:57, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep from ref 2, in his playing career he was part of the league winning team for eleven different seasons, before coaching the side he played for, with a coaching career in Saudi Arabia and another one in Kuwait. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 12:01, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Football and Egypt. Shellwood (talk) 12:16, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:30, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. What does this guy have to do with cricket? Seems to be an Egyptian footballer and they don't play cricket in Egypt! StickyWicket (talk) 14:32, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's Pharaoh-nuff... Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 16:11, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Lugnuts. Had such a prominent career that I am confident significant coverage exists - the fact we cannot seem to find it (because it is likely offline and in Arabic) should not impact. Giant Snowman 11:58, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT #5. BilledMammal (talk) 23:38, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Searching Al-Ahram, I was able to find numerous references to his lengthy career, as well as an obituary on April 25, 1992 (page 12). I can't link because the service is subscription only, but I have a copy of the obituary (in Arabic) if anyone is interested in verifying. Unfortunately, Arabic sources tend to disappear from the internet rather quickly (see WP:BIAS), but I did find at least one archived. The title of that translates to "Omar Shendi, the first wizard of the of the Zamalek Club". Canadian Paul 02:30, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete; fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTSCRIT #5. The source provided by Canadian Paul does not appear to be significant or reliable; it's home page described it as "sports from the perspective of the zamalek fan". BilledMammal (talk) 04:25, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You have !voted twice. Please strike the !vote on this comment. Canadian Paul 01:49, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Canadian Paul: Apologies, I didn't notice. Please ping me next time though, as I don't watchlist every AFD I participate in. BilledMammal (talk) 09:11, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes GNG and BEFORE.--Ortizesp (talk) 16:59, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 16:22, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Meets WP:SPORTCRIT with the link that Canadian Paul. Also lots of mention in books about Egyptian football. Examples one, two, three. I am concerned about these types of nomination of century-old players, who just looking at their accomplishments are undoubtedly going to be notable. Nfitz (talk) 22:12, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian Paul's source appears to be a fan site, and there's no reason to believe any of those books contain significant coverage of the subject. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 22:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's a blog - not the best ... but who blogs about non-notable 100-year old players? I don't know how you've drawn that conclusion. Nfitz (talk) 23:16, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.