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Challenges Facing Successful Hosting of Nigeria Private University Games and its Implications for Sustainable Sport Development

Abstract

This paper identified some challenges encountered during hosting of Nigeria Private University Games (NPUGA) in relating to game venues or site in the past and how the new hosting institution could overcome them for successful hosting of the next NPUGA edition. Some of the challenges identified are: some of the major events were played on borrowed or rented sub-standard sport facilities far away from hosting institutions without notifying the members institution; travel long distance from the hosting institution to the games’ venues that some of the visiting institutions didn’t plan for financially; during arrival and events some players and officials will be looking for venues for registration, games, meetings, accommodation and they didn’t know where to go. Also, solutions were provided to some of these challenges. The paper recommended that private universities management needs to improve on their sporting facilities before bidding for hosting of NPUGA, as this will also facilitate sports development in their university.

Citation

Toba David, BAMITALE (PhD). Challenges Facing Successful Hosting of Nigeria Private University Games and its Implications for Sustainable Sport Development. Nigeria Society for Sports Management Journal, 9, 57 – 65.

Keywords

Games venue, sporting facilities, sporting events, proper plaining

Author Details

Toba David, BAMITALE (PhD)
Department of Sports Science,
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Email: bamitalet@abuad.edu.ng Phone: 08023244625