Assessment of Influence of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Organized Competitions on Eradication of Poverty on the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to appraise the influence of FIFA Organized Competitions on the attainment of Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a total of 285 respondents were used for the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used. In this technique; the six (6) geo-political zones in Nigeria were used. Experts in the field of Physical and Health Education vetted the questionnaire in order to determine its face and content validity. The final draft of the questionnaire was administered on the respondents. The data collected were statistically analyzed using Descriptive statistics of frequency, means and standard deviation to determine the average responses of the respondents, one sample t-test was used to determine whether the rated influence is considered statistically significant or not. The findings indicate that FIFA organized competitions have no significant influence on the eradication of poverty and hunger in Nigeria. The Federal Government could exploit FIFA organized competition for promoting peace among ethnic and religious groupings thereby promoting the games in Nigeria. It was recommended that there is a need to develop more infrastructural facilities for FIFA organized competitions in Nigeria as this would pave ways for hosting the games.