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The result was delete. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 16:50, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
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Unreferenced article that was kept at AfD 15 years ago despite having no reliable sources (WP:RS) or independent sources (WP:IS) and despite a clear consensus from participants to have the article deleted. The article was 'supported' by one dubious source called Ambika Sports, which, unsurprisingly, no longer exists. An archived version can still be accessed here but I don't feel comfortable having an article based solely off what appears to be a website dedicated solely to the subject. The Ambika Sports website appears to have been entirely written by one person, with no mention of their credentials. I can't find even a mention of "Ambika Dutt Ranga" in any other source or database. The Ambika Sports website claims to organise a competition called "Ambika Football Gold Cup" but there are no hits for this anywhere either. At best this seems unverifiable and a failure of WP:V and, at worst, this is a hoax. In any case, we should also consider whether there is any evidence of WP:GNG or WP:SPORTBASIC, as I see both as being comprehensively failed here. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 14:15, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football, India, and Rajasthan. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 14:15, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 14:19, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
- Delete No inherent notability as a footballer, fails WP:GNG. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:58, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
- Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found please ping me. Previous AFD was also a bad close, sorry. GiantSnowman 15:52, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
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