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August 19, 2026Open Access

Availability of Sports Resources as Predictors of Sports Development in Nigerian Federal Universities

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SSS. S. SadiqUniversity of Ilorin TIT. O. IbraheemUniversity of Ilorin KUK. A. UthmanUniversity of Ilorin

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Survey study demonstrates that sports facilities, equipment, personnel, and funding predict athletic development in university stakeholders, indicating the need for targeted institutional investments.

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To determine whether the availability of sports facilities, equipment, personnel, and funding predicts sports development in Nigerian federal universities.
Conducted a descriptive survey among sports stakeholders (N=779) selected via multistage sampling across Nigerian federal universities.
Administered an expert-validated questionnaire tested for reliability using the split-half method (coefficient = 0.76).
Analyzed the predictive relationships using multiple linear regression at a 0.05 level of significance.
Sports funding was the strongest positive predictor of sports development (β = 0.335, t = 8.737, p < 0.001), followed by sports personnel (β = 0.263, t = 5.962, p < 0.001).
Sports facilities (β = 0.197, t = 6.367, p < 0.001) and sports equipment (β = 0.092, t = 2.398, p = 0.017) also significantly contributed to sports development outcomes.

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Sadiq et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85642503308d306e2d7b88 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21984709

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