Draft:Kolawole Ademola

Kolawole Ademola
Personal information
Full name	Kolawole Ademola
Date of birth	August 6, 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Ibadan, Nigeria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Midfielder / Wide playmaker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2004	Shooting Stars
2005–2006	Enyimba
2006–2007	Sharks
2007–2008	Al-Hali Saida
International career
2004	Nigeria (home-based)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Declined by Aydoh8 55 days ago. Last edited by CommonsDelinker 32 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 4 September 2025 by DoubleGrazing (talk).

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 56 days ago.

Comment: Match reports, statistics, player profiles, etc. are not enough, we need to see significant coverage, directly of this person, in multiple secondary sources that are reliable and entirely independent. DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:57, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Kolawole "Kola" Ademola (born 6 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and wide playmaker. He represented Nigerian clubs including Shooting Stars and Enyimba, and appeared for Nigeria’s home-based team at the LG Cup in Libya.^[1]^[2]

Club career

Ademola began his professional career with Shooting Stars (1998–2004), later joining Enyimba (2005–2006) and Sharks (2006–2007) before playing for Al-Hali Saida in Lebanon (2007–2008).^[3]^[4]

International career

Ademola was selected for Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles squad at the LG Cup tournament in Libya (October 2004), appearing in the third place match.^[5]^[6]

Later activities

In November 2020, Ademola featured for Liberty All-Stars at the Olubadan Cup veterans’ tournament in Ibadan.^[7]

References

^ "Kola Ademola". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "Kola Ademola". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "Kola Ademola – Stats and titles". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "Libya Upset Eagles". AllAfrica. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
^ "OLUBADAN CUP 2020: Kola Ademola, Muyiwa Lawal, Femi Okoro shine as Liberty All-Stars pound Diamond FC 4-0". Sports247.ng. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

External links

Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Shooting Stars S.C. players Category:Enyimba International F.C. players Category:Sharks F.C. players Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Category:Men's association football midfielders

[1] "Kola Ademola". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[2] "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[3] "Kola Ademola". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[4] "Kola Ademola – Stats and titles". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[5] "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[6] "Libya Upset Eagles". AllAfrica. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

[7] "OLUBADAN CUP 2020: Kola Ademola, Muyiwa Lawal, Femi Okoro shine as Liberty All-Stars pound Diamond FC 4-0". Sports247.ng. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

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