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Adekanmi Olufadé

アデカンミ・オリュファデ　/　あでかんみ・おりゅふぁで

Association football player from Togo

January 7, 1980 (age 46)　・　Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Maritime
association football player

My Take

Adékambi Olufadé stirs something in me beyond his modest stat line. A Lomé-born midfielder of Nigerian descent who earned a Togo call-up for the 2006 World Cup, he reached the sport's biggest stage representing a small nation, which I find quietly heroic. At 170 cm he was no physical giant, so I picture a player who survived on intelligence and tireless work in midfield, exactly the type I gravitate toward. Even the careful note that his name should properly be Adékambi speaks to a community that cherishes its football history. I want to honor him as a proud servant of African football.

Overview

Adékambi Olufadé (born 7 January 1980 in Lomé) is a former Togolese football midfielder of Nigerian descent. He was a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. His first name is sometimes written Adekanmi or Adekamni, but it should normally be Adékambi.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Adekanmi Olufadé
Name (Japanese): アデカンミ・オリュファデ
Reading: あでかんみ・おりゅふぁで
Born: January 7, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Monkey
Origin: Lomé, Maritime, Togo
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%87%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%87

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