Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Osee Diboma

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The result was delete. Fenix down (talk) 23:51, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Osee Diboma[edit]

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Article has existed for 11 years but has had multiple issues for the whole time. Article alleges that he was part of the Kadji Sports Academy and in the company of notable footballers like Nicolas Nkoulou, Samuel Eto'o and Georges Mandjeck. Even if this is true, notability is WP:NOTINHERITED. The club that he apparently played for, Nara United F.C., was not playing in the top tier at the time so he wouldn't meet WP:NFOOTBALL even if this could be verified. A Thai source search only yields Wikipedia mirrors. I will tag this AfD in the 'Thailand' delsort just in case anyone more proficient in Thai finds something in the Thai language version of his name.

I can find no coverage of his trial with Auxerre, the controversy surrounding his visa or his supposed association with some of the most prominent Cameroonian footballers of that era and, ultimately, I can't find any clear proof that he meets WP:GNG since every search I attempt just comes back with mirrors. Not ruling out WP:HOAX at this stage. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cameroon-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Thailand-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails GNG and NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 17:49, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Not a hoax as far as "this person exists" is concerned—mentioned in the headline of this 2010 news article by SMM Sport[1] (though older pages on the website are broken and the article text is missing). --Paul_012 (talk) 20:26, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Paul_012 thanks for looking into this. Did you see any WP:GNG-level coverage at all in your search? Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 21:44, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There's almost nothing else online at all—only mentions in the Thai Wikipedia and a football forum post discussing menorabilia. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:40, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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