Nigeria could have been a nation that would have made a lot of income in sports due to the array of talents that God has endowed us with, in
Nigeria could have been a nation that would have made a lot of income in sports due to the array of talents that God has endowed us with, in both individual and team sports. One of the reasons why our four fathers do have many children is for defence in times of war or for farming, knowing that many different children with various talents. Countries like USA, China and India with large populations will use this to their advantage but unlike Nigeria, our population has become a burden to us. One of the biggest earnings in the USA and Britain today is sports and entertainment and they have used it to resolve many of their social economic problems. As many states in Nigeria will different natural resources, so will villages and individuals. The riverine areas for an example will be boost of many swimmers and many believes that swimmers should be discovered from the axis, yes, that is through to some extent, but we need to realise that there is a sharp difference between survival swimming and competitive swimming. Many global swimmers could have been discovered if a proper swimming development programmes supported with facilities, early discovery, good coaching and exposure is put in place. Nigeria will continue to struggle to the level of globalisation in sports development.