Analysis of factors that affect the standard of soccer in africa: the case of east african countries

The performance of East African soccer teams in the continental competitions has been low in comparison to other regions in Africa. Therefore, the study analyzed factors that are perceived to have affected the standards of soccer in East Africa. The study hypothesized that there will be no significant difference in the influence of facilities, equipment, funding, technical-personnel and incentives in the development of soccer in East Africa. Data was collected through questionnaires from soccer stakeholders (n=639) who included soccer coaches, referees, sports officers and officials of sports councils of the three East African countries, i.e. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania (KUT). Data was analyzed through one way ANOVA and post hoc tests of Tukey HSD. Results revealed that Uganda was perceived to be more adequate in terms of soccer facilities, equipment, technical personnel, funding and incentive provision, while Kenya and Tanzania were perceived to follow respectively. The differences between the three countries were significant (p