AN   ASSESSMENT ON THE  EFFECTS OF  ENGLISH  PREMIER  LEAGUE  MATCHES  SHOWING  ON  DSTV ON NIGERIA YOUTHS

A  CASE  STUDY  OF  NASARAWA  STATE  UNIVERSITY  UNDERGRADUATES

ABSTRACT

The   research  profer an assessment of the effect of English premiership matches on youths. It appraises the current trend of wide support ,interest and love for the game of football. It analyses the effects it exact s on the youth and the society  in fostering integration, unity, peace, passion, energy, and a means of entertainment and social relaxation. However  the research also analyses some negative effect such as

the outcome of conflict arising from the game and the growing trend of youth fraternizing and even negating their studies for the passion of football. A case analysis is conducted  to determine the effect of the game on nasarawa state university undergraduate.

 INTRODUCTION

Nigerian youths have formed part of the global followers of the british premier league matches   The national media’s specialty at covering and broadcasting the league has been unprecedented. The passion, zeal, accuracy, and dexterity with which presenters of football matches broadcast and run commentary of the premiership and other leagues in nigeria increases viewers’ love and interest for the game of football. Also developed in viewers is the interest to identify with a club side as a fan/supporter. The followership could be compared to that experienced with the Nigerian local football league in the 1970 and mid 80s, which has since been reduced drastically because of poor organization. Apart from the national media, another medium providing Nigerians with the avenue to view live coverage of these matches is the pay per-view centers, scattered all across the nation’s cities. These viewing centers, specializing in providing pay per view services of European football matches, have increased tremendously since the beginning of the 21st century when more cable television net-works entered into the business with fairly affordable subscription rates. Audiences viewing games, plus fanatic support for particular clubs, have increased. An average Nigerian youth and adult (male and female) are happy to identify as fan of a chosen club side in the british premier league. Visits at these viewing centers will find fans displaying knowledge of clubs history and player’s profiles, as well as mini-fans club (non-formalized club). All members are known and are identified as “our man’ and “our club” showing their unflinching support and love for their chosen club.

1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The dexterity with which Nigerian youths have in support and love for the premier league matches constitute the fundamental basis for this research. The league had in recent times fosters a common front in enhancing cultural and ethnic integration, peace, unity, love, harmony. However there is the  social negative effect such as conflict, youth fraternity, and anti social behaviors. And in recent times many youths have been found spending more times in betting houses than on their studies .In 2006 and 2007, the effects of English premiership on Nigerians (youths and adults alike) took a new dimension when fans began to label streets after particular football club in the English premiership. There was conflict in parts of Lagos and Ibadan, and other parts of the country, which in some cases lead to violence and killings between supporters of different clubs. Is ethnic identity growing from this? On the surface, it seems that the characteristics of ethnicity are observably on the rise.With this picture, one may conclude that football is an instigator in causing conflict and the same time at integrating people – a strong point or element in peace and community building. The  research therefore intends to provide  an assessment  on the effect of  English premier league matches on  Nigerian youths with a case appraisal on nassarawa state university undergraduates.

1.2   STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The  problem confronting the research is to profer an assessment on the effects  of English

Premier league showing on Dstv on Nigerian youths with a case study of nassarawa state university   undergraduate.

1.3    RESEARCH   QUESTIONS

     1   What is the nature of  English premier league

     2    What is the effect of English premier league matches on Nigerian youths

     3    What is the effect of English premier league matches on nassarawa state university undergraduate.

1.4      OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH

1         To determine the nature of English premier league

2         To appraise the effect of English  premier

3         To determine the effect of the league on nassarawastate  university undergraduate.

1.5  SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH

The research intends to determine the effect of English premier league  and to assess its effect on nassarawa state university undergraduates

It shall also serve a veritable source of information concerning sports and social effect.

1.6  STATEMENT OF THE HYPOTHESIS

1    Ho   The  level of nassarawa state university undergraduate watching premier league is low

     Ho    The level of nassarawa state university undergraduate watching premier league is high

2    Ho    The   positive effect of English premier league on nassarawa state university undergraduate is low

      Hi    The   positive   effect of English premier league on nassarawa state university undergraduate is high

3   Ho      The  negative effect  of English premier league on nassarawa state university  undergraduate is low

     Hi     The  negative effect of English premier league on nassarawa state university undergraduate is high

1.7  SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The research shall  profer an assessment of the effect of English premier league matches on Nigeria youths, with a case appraisal of the effect on nassarawa state university undergraduate.

1.8  DEFINITION OF TERMS

SPORTS DEFINED

Wuest and Bucher (1999) define sport as recreation, as a socially acceptable and non-profit oriented activity performed during leisure hours which provides immediate and inherent satisfactions to participants.

RECREATION DEFINED

 Mull, Bayless, Ross and Jamieson (1997) see recreation as a means, through which people are educated on how to lead a positive live in their leisure hours.

LEISURE  DEFINED

 Leisure is taken as a period when an individual is not engaged in any activity to earn a living. Derived from this then, sport is not just leisure; it is also employable for other uses.