APPRAISAL OF THE INFLUENCE OF FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA) ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS ON THE ATTAINMENT OF UPE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Appraisal of influence of FIFA Organized Competitions on the attainment of Millennium
Development Goals in Nigeria, FIFA organized programs for development and peace efforts
catalyze global partnership and increase networking among governments, donors, NGOs and
sport organizations worldwide. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study. 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,
The Chi-square statistical technique was used to test the influence of the FIFA organized
competitions. The findings indicates that FIFA organized competitions has no significant
influence on the eradication of poverty and hunger in Nigeria, FIFA organized competitions has
no significant influence on achieving the objective of universal primary education of the
Millennium Development Goals. It was therefore concluded that There is no significant
influence of FIFA Organized Competitions on the achievement of universal primary education
in Nigeria. It was recommended that there is a need to develop more infrastructural facilities for
FIFA organized competitions in the Nigeria as this would pave ways for hosting the games.