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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Kraxler (talk) 20:08, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Korikossa Atakpame[edit]

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Although the stadium does exist, the very existence of the soccer club is questionable, as the article contains no references whatsoever and a simple google search returns nothing. The claimed stadium is also the venue of another Atakpame based club, Ifodje Atakpamé. The bottom template is irrelevant with pertinence to the club. PotatoNinja^{(Talk to me!)} 12:53, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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*Delete - I can find reference to a team from Atakpamé playing in the Togolese second division called Ifodjè d’Atakpamé, but nothing under this name. I don't believe this is a hoax, more a case of an editor producing articles of low quality that over time have proved difficult to verify, see this and this by the same author as examples of current AfDs mistakenly seen as hoaxes due to the paucity of sources in English. Whilst there may have been a club of this name playing in the second division six years ago when this was created, they are either not there now or they have changed their name. either way, it is difficult to support the retention of an article on those flimsy grounds, particularly when there are no real sources in the article. Fenix down (talk) 13:43, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Thanks Struway, I overlooked that mention. Happy to change to keep as sources show that the club has played and progressed a reasonable distance in a top national cup competition at least once. Fenix down (talk) 07:48, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment : RSSSF does confirm its existence and participation in the 2004/05 Togolese Cup, but I can't find anything else for this one. It's not listed in the current top two divisions at the Togo Federation website, which the "hoax" Espoir FC de Tsévié is... I agree with Fenix down that these creations aren't hoaxes, although for some perverse reason the squad lists (rosters) do generally seem to have been invented. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 14:32, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 14:27, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per Fenix down and good work by Struway2 this shows the club did play in the 2004/05 Togolese Cup a National Cup competition.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 11:51, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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