Mutiu Adepoju
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Mutiu Adepoju is a former Nigerian attacking midfielder best known for his influential role with the Super Eagles in the 1990s and his club career in Spain’s La Liga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mutiu Adepoju canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12350953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mutiu Adepoju Context triple: [Nigeria vs Spain 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage, goalScorerNigeria, Mutiu Adepoju]
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A.
Folashade Ogunsola
Folashade Ogunsola is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology and infection control who became the first female vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos.
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B.
Adeola Odutola
Adeola Odutola was a prominent Nigerian industrialist and businessman regarded as one of the pioneers of modern industry in Nigeria.
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C.
Bukky Ajayi
Bukky Ajayi was a veteran Nigerian actress renowned for her work in film, television, and theater, and regarded as one of the matriarchs of Nollywood.
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D.
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Akinradewo is an American volleyball middle blocker and Olympic medalist renowned as one of the most dominant players in international women’s volleyball.
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E.
Rilwan Akiolu
Rilwan Akiolu is a Nigerian traditional ruler and former police officer who serves as the Oba (king) of Lagos, one of the most influential monarchs in southwestern Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mutiu Adepoju Target entity description: Mutiu Adepoju is a former Nigerian attacking midfielder best known for his influential role with the Super Eagles in the 1990s and his club career in Spain’s La Liga.
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A.
Folashade Ogunsola
Folashade Ogunsola is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology and infection control who became the first female vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos.
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B.
Adeola Odutola
Adeola Odutola was a prominent Nigerian industrialist and businessman regarded as one of the pioneers of modern industry in Nigeria.
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C.
Bukky Ajayi
Bukky Ajayi was a veteran Nigerian actress renowned for her work in film, television, and theater, and regarded as one of the matriarchs of Nollywood.
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D.
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Akinradewo is an American volleyball middle blocker and Olympic medalist renowned as one of the most dominant players in international women’s volleyball.
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E.
Rilwan Akiolu
Rilwan Akiolu is a Nigerian traditional ruler and former police officer who serves as the Oba (king) of Lagos, one of the most influential monarchs in southwestern Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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human ⓘ |
| achievement |
Africa Cup of Nations winner with Nigeria in 1994
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Helped Nigeria reach the Round of 16 at the 1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ Helped Nigeria reach the Round of 16 at the 1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| affiliation | La Liga Nigeria office (country manager role) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-12-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Adepoju ⓘ |
| fullName | Mutiu Adepoju ⓘ |
| givenName | Mutiu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Club career in Spain’s La Liga
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Heading ability and late runs into the penalty area ⓘ Influential role with Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the 1990s ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn | La Liga ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Al-Hilal SFC
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linked to:
Al Hilal SFC
Al-Ittihad Club (Saudi Arabia) ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)
Nigeria national football team ⓘ Racing de Santander ⓘ
linked to:
Racing Santander
Real Madrid Castilla ⓘ Real Sociedad ⓘ Salamanca CF ⓘ
linked to:
Unión Deportiva Salamanca
Shooting Stars S.C. ⓘ Turkey-based club (brief spell) ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebut | late 1980s ⓘ |
| nickname | Headmaster ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Key performances for Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
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Key performances for Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| occupation | association football player ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1992 Africa Cup of Nations
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1994 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ 1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2000 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ibadan, Nigeria
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linked to:
Ibadan
|
| playedIn |
Saudi Arabia
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Spain ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | attacking midfielder ⓘ |
| postRetirementOccupation |
football administrator
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football scout ⓘ |
| representedByTeam |
Nigeria Olympic football team
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linked to:
Nigeria under-23 national football team
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| retiredFromPlaying | 2000s ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline | association football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mutiu Adepoju Description of subject: Mutiu Adepoju is a former Nigerian attacking midfielder best known for his influential role with the Super Eagles in the 1990s and his club career in Spain’s La Liga.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.