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- ↑ Ex-Flying Eagles Star Daniel Adejo Cancels Vicenza Contract‚ allnigeriasoccer.com, 27 May 2017
- ↑ "Vicenza Make Move For St Johnstone Trialist Daniel Adejo". All Nigeria Soccer. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.