Perceived influence of post covid-19 pandemic on grassroots sport development globally: A case study of Lagos State
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2020-07
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Awoyinfa, J.O.
Nariwoh, O.A.
Ogunsanya, J.O.
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Guild of African Aademics
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Over the past decades, there has been history of pandemic across the globe, such as Asian flu, Cholera, Ebola, and small pox, but none has been this devastating, so terrifying and holding the entire world to a standstill like covid-Iv.The first case of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (CO VID- 19) in Nigeria was announced on the 21h February, 2020 when an Italian citizen in Lagos tested positive to the virus caused by SARS-Co V-2. On the !)1hMarch,2020 a second case was reported in Ewekoro, Ogun State to be a Nigerian who had a contact with the first victim. The survey research method was adoptedfor the study through collection of secondary datafrom the internet search engine. As each day passes, the COVID-19 situation becomes horrific as the number of casualties increases. A virus that seemed so insignificant spiraled quickly out of control and suddenly schools were closed down for months, workers resorted to working from homes except for the essential workers, borders were closed, airlines shutdown, sports facilities closed and mandatory lockdown became eminent in Lagos State,Ogun state and the FCT. As the world proceeded normally and calmly, things suddenly became uncontrollable. Withincouples of days, events that seemed to be definite became postponed or fully terminated, for example the national sports festival that was to hold in Edo state Nigeria was put off, also all preparations for the much awaited Nigerian Universities Games{NUGA}was immediately put on hold..
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Awoyinfa, J.O., Nariwoh, O.A., & Ogunsanya, J.O. (2020). Perceived influence of post covid-19 pandemic on grassroots sport development globally: A case study of Lagos State. International Journal of Contemporary Academics, 4(1), 86-93.