CHALLENGES UNDERMINING SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: FOCUS ON FOOTBALL TRANSFORMATION/ Desafios que prejudicam o desenvolvimento do desporto na Nigeria: foco na transformacao do futebol

Sports remains useful drivers of national development. The different sports are drivers of societal peace and development. However, it should be noted that sports are currently part of the drivers of global relations amongst citizenry. This study traces the place of sports in the Nigerian national d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol 2024-11, Vol.16 (66), p.515
Hauptverfasser: Ani, Kelechi Johnmary, Onu, John, Anyanwu, Timothy Chibuike
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sports remains useful drivers of national development. The different sports are drivers of societal peace and development. However, it should be noted that sports are currently part of the drivers of global relations amongst citizenry. This study traces the place of sports in the Nigerian national development culture. It used secondary materials to identify the challenges that undermined football in Nigeria, which include but are not limited to corruption, feet drain, poor officiating, nepotism, poor government policies etc and consequently recommends increased government investment in sports, professional training, improved officiating as well as encouraging migrant sportsmen that have travelled outside the country to return home and join in building the sports. Key words: Sports. Football. Development. Nigerian Football Federation Os esportes continuam sendo propulsores uteis do desenvolvimento nacional. Os diferentes esportes sao propulsores da paz e do desenvolvimento social. No entanto, deve-se notar que os esportes sao atualmente parte dos propulsores das relacoes globais entre os cidadaos. Este estudo traca o lugar dos esportes na cultura de desenvolvimento nacional nigeriana. Ele usou materiais secundarios para identificar os desafios que minaram o futebol na Nigeria, que incluem, mas nao estao limitados a corrupcao, drenagem de pes, arbitragem ruim, nepotismo, politicas governamentais ruins etc. e, consequentemente, recomenda maior investimento governamental em esportes, treinamento profissional, arbitragem aprimorada, bem como encorajar esportistas migrantes que viajaram para fora do pais a retornar para casa e se juntar a construcao do esporte. Palavras-chave: Esporte. Futebol. Desenvolvimento. Federacao Nigeriana de Futebol.
ISSN:1984-4956
1984-4956