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The result was speedy keep. Not the right place for this discussion, this needs to be a merge / redirect conversation on the appropriate article talk page to ensure history is not lost. Fenix down (talk) 09:46, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Simba Nhivi[edit]

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There are many sources stating that Simba Sithole and Simba Nhivi are the same person. Simba Sithole even has the same birthday as Nhivi and the same stats. DasGermanMoses (talk) 21:40, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2017 May 5. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 21:53, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I'm not 100% myself, but when I updated both articles back in June 2016 they both had different birthdays. I noticed you've changed Samba Sithole's DOB recently, any reason/reference? They've also played for different clubs. This (http://www.pressreader.com/zimbabwe/the-sunday-mail-zimbabwe/20160117/281728383520729) from the Sunday Mail in Zimbabwe mentions the namesakes. Simbarashe Sithole and Simba Sithole (footballer, born 1989) could be the same person, though.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 00:33, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 00:33, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Zimbabwe-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 00:33, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone 11:57, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Zimbabwean international, meets WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 15:30, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Procedural Keep - it is clear that this footballer passes (even exceeds) the WP:NFOOTBALL standards. I think the nominator may have misinterpreted the function of the AFD, if his/her motive was to prove that Simba Sithole and Simba Nhivi are the same person than this should be discussed in a merger discussion on the articles or WikiProject Football's talk page, not on an AFD. Inter&anthro (talk) 04:17, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.