Ademola Adeshina

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Ademola Adeshina
Personal information
Full name Ademola Adeshina
Date of birth (1964-06-04) 4 June 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–? Abiola Babes
1988–1990 Shooting Stars
?–? Lokeren
International career
1988 Nigeria U23 3 (0)
1982–1990 Nigeria [1] 47 (9)
Managerial career
2012 Prime F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ademola Adeshina (born 4 June 1964) is a former Nigeria international football midfielder. He is currently the technical advisor of Nigeria National League team Prime F.C. [2]

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Career

Born in Nigeria, Adeshina played club football for local sides Abiola Babes and Shooting Stars F.C., before a brief spell in Belgium with Sporting Lokeren. [3]

Adeshina represented Nigeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also made several appearances for the senior Nigeria national football team, including five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and he played at the 1984 [4] and 1988 [5] and 1990 African Cup of Nations finals. [6]

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References

  1. Ademola Adeshina - International Appearances
  2. Interview with Punch newspaper Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Adeniran, Demola (24 August 2011). "TOP TEN NUMBER 10'S OF SUPER EAGLES". Roundgist. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
  4. Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
  5. Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1988 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  6. Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1990 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.