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Knowledge and Perception of ‘Pay-to-Play’ in Football among Sport Journalists in Ghana Appiah Kusi, Frank; Abieraba, Richard Samuel Kwadwo
Indonesian Journal of Sport Management Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Indonesian Journal of Sport Management
Publisher : Universitas Majalengka

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31949/ijsm.v3i2.5980

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Football (soccer) is a major sport among the Ghanaian population, followed by Boxing and other emerging sports like Handball, Indoor Volleyball, Swimming, Field Hockey, Basketball, Badminton, and Arm Wrestling, among others. To the Ghanaian community, ‘sports is football,’ and this has attracted much attention and interest among the youth in an attempt to develop their talent and skills. With such an interest and passion among the Ghanaian youth, it is an expectation and dire hope to be featured in football competitions. This often is not the case, as there is a perceived intention of ‘Pay-to-Play’ to participate in national football competitions in Ghana. This study explored the knowledge and perception of ‘Pay-to-Play’ in football among Sports Journalists in Accra, Kumasi, and Ho. The study adopted qualitative methods with a semi-structured open-ended question sent to the respondents via Email and WhatsApp. A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the respondents, and the snowball technique aided the researchers in reaching other Sports Journalists. The study identified the existence of ‘Pay-to-Play’ in football in Ghana. This has resulted in the loss of interest in football consumption among the youth, particularly in the Ghana Premier League, and has led to less football development in Ghana.
Cardiorespiratory Response to Exercise Among Undergraduate Students of Ghana and Nigeria Akameze, Joy; Asante, Drusilla Obenewa; Eli-Cophie, Divine; Nti, Helena; Appiah Kusi, Frank; Oladele, Oladipo; Omotayo, Oluwaseun
Indonesian Journal of Sport Management Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): Indonesian Journal of Sport Management
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31949/ijsm.v4i2.8842

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The purpose of this study was to compare dynamic aerobic cardiorespiratory response to exercise among undergraduate students of the Department of Sports and Exercise Medical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana and undergraduate students of the Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education of University of Calabar, Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study.  The Population consisted of undergraduate students of Ghana and Nigeria totalling 85 students.  Simple random sampling technique was applied to select 50 participants (25 students from each country comprising 15 males and 10 females) for the study.  Standardized instrument was used for data collection. The variables compared were Resting Heart Rate, Exercise heart Rate and Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2max).  Data collected were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics, where Independent t – test was applied to test for Hypotheses. The level of significance was set at .05 with 48 degree-of-freedom. The findings of the study revealed no significance differences in all the variables compared among the students of both Departments from both Countries, as a result the null hypotheses were rejected. It was concluded that the students from both Departments of the two different Countries in a related area of discipline exhibited good cardiorespiratory health and aerobic fitness as these are good indicator of physiological fitness for them to undertake their course in both Sports & Exercise Medical Sciences and Human Kinetics both in theory and in practice.
Mediation Analysis of Perceived Performance of Ghana Black Stars at the Qatar FIFA World Cup on Satisfaction of Football Fans: A Comparative Path Analysis Appiah Kusi, Frank; Adedia, David; Atuwo-Ampoh, Vivian Della; Asosega, Killian
Indonesian Journal of Sport Management Vol. 4 No. 4 (2024): Indonesian Journal of Sport Management
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31949/ijsm.v4i4.11546

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The mediation effects of the perceived performance of the Ghana Black Stars at the Qatar FIFA World Cup were examined on the satisfaction of football fans in Ghana. A cross-sectional design with closed-ended questions on Google Forms was used to collect data through football fans’ pages on WhatsApp and Facebook. Ghanaian adults aged 18 and above participated in the study with a sample of 618 gathered through a random sampling procedure. Estimators of Path models were compared with WLSMV outperforming others. The findings revealed that lack of coherence (p-value=0.002) among players reduces the performance of players, while the higher the perception of call-ups (p-value=0.035) the higher the perceived performance of Black Stars. Good perceived football governance (p-value<0.001) led to improvement in the perceived performance of the Black Stars. The higher performance of the Black Stars led to improved satisfaction among football fans (p-value<0.001). However, a poor technical team (p-value=0.015) for the Black Stars reduced the satisfaction of football fans. Lack of coherence among players (p-value=0.003) indirectly affects the satisfaction of football fans by compromising the perceived performance of Black Stars. Good governance (p-value=0.001) indirectly improves the satisfaction of football fans by improving the performance of Black Stars. The satisfaction of football fans in Ghana is linked to lack of coherence among players, perceived performance of Black Stars, call-ups and good governance.
Co-Authors Abieraba, Richard Samuel Kwadwo Adedia, David Akameze, Joy Asante, Drusilla Obenewa Asosega, Killian Atuwo-Ampoh, Vivian Della Eli-Cophie, Divine Nti, Helena Oladele, Oladipo Omotayo, Oluwaseun