Sports As a Means of Enhancing Self Reliance and Nation Building

Authors

  • Agburuga Obi Federal College of Education (Technical), P. M. B. 11 Omoku, Rivers State,Nigeria
  • Ordua Victor Federal College of Education (Technical), P. M. B. 11 Omoku, Rivers State,Nigeria
  • Ohia Blessing Akumjuri Federal College of Education (Technical), P. M. B. 11 Omoku, Rivers State,Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined sports as a means of enhancing self reliance, the writer see sports as an employment avenue for
athletes, coaches, managers and sports writers in Nigeria, creating socio-economic development for the country. This paper
also identified some values of sports as an instrument that enhance national unity irrespective of ethnic and religious diversity.
The writers recommended that people should be encouraged to participate in sporting activities in order to achieve the needed
values.

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Published

2012-01-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2012): Special Issue

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Articles

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How to Cite

Sports As a Means of Enhancing Self Reliance and Nation Building. (2012). Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2(4), 65. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/11911