There are questions you don't just answer
direct, such as:
Which University or College Offers Athletic
Scholarship in Nigeria?
It isn't a matter of giving you a list of
schools or saying NO, there's none. It is about giving you relevant information
that'll help you make the right decisions for your future. And I would like to
paint a picture for you right away.
The University of Markudi will host the next
Nigerian University Games (NUGA); the 26th edition. Now you'll think the school
is all about sports, with a lot of constructions and upgrade of facilities
going on around the campus. Usually, the target will be to HOST and WIN the
inter-university sports competition.
So the host university will be aiming at
recruiting more athletes to participate in most of the sporting events. But
then, winning GOLD in the most popular sport in Nigeria, FOOTBALL, will be the
high point. The only thing that will give both students and lecturers a sense
of satisfaction for hosting the game.
With FOOTBALL GOLD as the major focus, you can
almost bet your last penny that the host university would go for mercenaries.
It is the best time for footballers to gain admission (through the back door)
into the institution.
I'm not trying to throw punches, but waivers
could be granted exceptional players who doesn't have the required O'Level (6
Credits, including Mathematics and English Language) and didn't take JAMB .
Tution fees for the session may be waived also; and free hostel accommodation
given. During camping, the athletes may be given free food and other welfare
packages.
Although, only few universities in Nigeria can
offer such concessions to athletes during the bi- annual games and I can
mention some of these institutions: OAU, LASU, UNICAL, UNIJOS, Bayero
University,.. It is the same with
colleges and polytechnics. Perhaps, only
YabaTech, Laspotech, Auchi poly, Bida poly... could offer concessions to
athletes during NIPOGA year.
This can't in any way be regarded as Athletic
Scholarship. The bad new is some of these institutions remove the concessions
and welfare packages given to athletes immediately after the games.
What l'm saying is this: a footballer can gain concessional
admissions with the host or with other
institutions mentioned here, during NUGA or NIPOGA year. But there's no
tertiary institution in Nigeria that formally offers Athletic Scholarship.
You may need to travel abroad for such offers.
Some USA and Canadian Universities offers Athletic Scholarship to footballers
in Nigeria and we can help with that.
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