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The result was: rejected, closed by Miraclepine (talk) 16:57, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that former FIFA referee Ibrahim Chaibou of Niger oversaw an exhibition match between Bahrain and a fake team presenting themselves as the national team of Togo?

Source: The New York Times: Three months after the suspicious South African matches, Mr. Perumal was linked to another daring scheme. In September 2010, he organized a match in Bahrain in which the opponent was a fake squad claiming to be the national team of Togo, in West Africa. The referee for that match? Mr. Chaibou.

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- Comment: Considering the negative article that Chaibou poses to Wikipedians, I found this to be a neutral and "catchy" hook. As for "FIFA referee (...) of Niger" was my choice because I wanted to avoid "Nigerien" (term for people of Niger) due to its extreme similarity to the commonly known Nigerian of Nigeria.

5x expanded by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

CoryGlee 00:15, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

The nominator has been blocked for six months, rendering them unable to respond to any review. Marking for closure unless another editor wishes to adopt the nomination. Dclemens1971 (talk) 04:20, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
The article has not been expanded 5× anyways, so it's a rejection either way. Yue🌙 (talk) 03:51, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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