Clement Temile

Clement Temile is a Nigerian football coach and former player who was the manager of English side Kentish Town, who played at Step 5 of the English Non-League football pyramid.[2] He is the father of Israeli international Toto Tamuz, who was raised by an Israeli woman after Temile, who was playing in Israel at the time, returned to Nigeria. Clement is also the uncle of Omonigho Temile and Frank Temile.[2][3][4][5]

Clement Temile
Personal information
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Bendel Insurance
1990–1992 Beitar Netanya
International career
Nigeria[1] 6 (3)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Kentish Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Education

Temile attended Hussey College Warri.[6]

Career

Playing career

During his playing career he played for Bendel Insurance in Nigeria and Beitar Netanya in Israel, as well as the Nigerian national side. He appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1984.[7]

Management career

Contrary to a report in an English newspaper, Temile was not offered the job of Nigeria manager. In April 2008 according to Chairman of NFA Technical Committee, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, Temile was never approached to take over the vacant position of the Nigerian national side.[8][9]

References
  1. "Clement Temile".
  2. John Cross (24 March 2007). "THE LOST BOY". The Mirror. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  3. David Sharrock (17 February 2007). "Striker without a state in walkout". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  4. "Young guns fire Israeli ambitions". FIFA. 29 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  5. Dipo Ogunsola (24 March 2008). "Temile blames Nigerians over Vogts". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  6. Odukoya, Babs (25 December 2009). "Innovative Olopade, from Hussey to Ogun sports boss". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers. Retrieved 16 January 2019. "In Hussey College, the big boys like Clement Temile were playing and we, the smaller ones, dare not go near the field."
  7. Clement Temile – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. Saliu Gbadamosi - 16 April 2008 Nigeria Tribune "Nigerian Tribune". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  9. Kevin Easton (15 April 2008). "The Insider - April 15". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 April 2008.


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