Adewale Olufade

Adewale James Olufade (born 21 August 1994) is a Togolese international footballer who plays as a left back for Abu Muslim FC.

Adewale Olufade

Personal information
Full name	Adewale James Olufade[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Abu Muslim FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	AC Merlan
2010–2012	Dynamic Togolais
2013–2014	Panthère du Ndé
2015	AS Togo-Port
2016	New Star de Douala
2017–2019	Union Douala
2019–2020	Al Ahli (Manama)
2020–2022	Manama Club
2022–2023	AS OTR Lomé
2023–2024	Al-Shabab (Manama)
2024–2025	Al Nasr (Salalah)
2025–	Abu Muslim FC
International career
2018–2021	Togo	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Lomé, he has played club football for AC Merlan, Dynamic Togolais, Panthère du Ndé, AS Togo-Port, New Star de Douala, Union Douala, Al Ahli (Manama), Manama Club, AS OTR Lomé, Al-Shabab (Manama), and Al Nasr (Salalah).^[1]

In June 2025 he signed for Abu Muslim FC.^[2]

International career

He made his international debut for Togo in 2018.^[1] In October 2018 the Gambian Football Federation (GFF) complained to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) about Olufade, alleging that he was Nigerian and ineligible to play for Togo; the claims were denied by the Togolese Football Federation.^[3] After that complaint was rejected, in February 2019 the GFF confirmed that CAF would hear their appeal.^[4] The appeal was rejected, and the original decision was upheld.^[5] In March 2019 GFF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[6]