The Role of Mission Schools in the Development of Football in Nigeria, 1904–1994

The development of football in Nigeria owes a lot to the pioneering Christian missions in the country, especially, the schools they founded. This article examines the particular role that selected Catholic Mission Boys’ Secondary Schools played in this regard from 1904 when the first recorded footba...

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Main Author: Amaefule, Adolphus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 103, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-104
Further subjects:B Role
B mission schools
B Development
B Catholic boys’ secondary schools
B Catholic Mission
B football
B Nigeria
B Christian Missions
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