Dele Ajiboye Explained

Oladele Muniru Ajiboye (born 7 August 1990 in Osogbo, Osun State) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Plateau United F.C.

Career

Ajiboye began his career with Prime F.C.,^[2] and in September 2008 joined Wikki Tourists F.C. after one year with Wikki Tourists, where he played 14 games, he left on 16 September 2009 to sign with the Spanish club Pontevedra CF.^[3] After being released from Pontevedra in November 2011, he signed the next month with Shooting Stars.^[4] After 3SC's relegation in 2013, he signed to play for Nasarawa United. However, transfer issues kept him from playing until two months in the new season.^[5]

International career

Ajiboye represented Nigeria at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea,^[6] winning the championship with the Golden Eaglets.^[7] On 15 December 2008, he was called up to the Nigerian under-20 team for the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda^[8] and also played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.^[9]

He was Nigeria's starting goalkeeper for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers and 2011 All Africa Games qualifiers under coach Augustine Eguavoen.^{[10] [11]}

In May 2018, he was named in Nigeria's preliminary-30 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[12] However, he did not make the final 23.^[13]

It has been suggested in the media that he is older than his officially-registered age.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Nigeria. FIFA . 14 . 6 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf . 13 October 2009 .
2. Web site: Nigerian Eagles.net =For All Nigeria Football Fans Life= . 2009-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907175833/http://www.nigerianeagles.net/u17.html . 2008-09-07 . dead .
3. http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/09/17/1507370/nigeria-under-20-goalkeeper-dele-ajiboye-joins-spanish-club Nigeria Under-20 Goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye Joins Spanish Club Pontevedra
4. Web site: 3SC beat Dolphin to Ajiboye . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043411/http://mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2011/dec/23-3sc-beat-dolphin-to-ajiboye.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
5. Web site: Ajiboye relishes league debut for Nasarawa Utd. 22 April 2014.
6. Web site: FIFA.com - Oladele AJIBOYE. https://web.archive.org/web/20080407163905/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269087/index.html. 7 April 2008.
7. Web site: Welcome to the Voice News Magazine . 2009-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219050125/http://www.thevoicenewsmagazine.com/newsdetails.asp?id=89&cat_id=2 . 2008-12-19 . dead .
8. Web site: Nigeria/Rwanda: Bosso Invites 46 Players for Rwanda . 15 December 2008 . Daily Independent . Lagos . Tony . Ezimakor . allAfrica.com . 2 September 2019 .
9. Web site: Nigeria: Siasia Makes Up Mind.
10. Web site: Under 23 callup excites Ajiboye.
11. Web site: Nigeria held by Liberia. 17 April 2011. Kick Off.
12. Web site: Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
13. News: World Cup 2018: Arsenal's Iwobi in Nigeria's 23-man squad. BBC Sport. 3 June 2018.
14. Web site: Love Nigerian Football: Whats my age again?. 2 November 2010.
15. Web site: 5 times Karma has 'exposed' ages of Nigerian players. 21 June 2015.
16. Web site: Nigeria: Papa Eaglets and Our Cheating Culture - allAfrica.com.