TOWARDS A PRO-ACTIVE SPORTS STADIUM INFRASTRUCTURE IN NIGERIA Paper BY CHUKWUEMEKA EJIKE | Page 5

infrastructure in Nigeria will likely turn the attention of various young Nigerians who show more
interest in European sports over the Nigerian sports. A progress of this nature would benefit
Nigerians in all ramification; economically, socially, politically, and otherwise.
OBJECTIVES
I. To promote friendly sports activities in Nigeria.
II. To provide avenues that would eliminate substandard infrastructure; and promote
standard and safe sports equipments in the Nigerian stadia infrastructure.
III.
To provide safe and exciting sports arenas in various states in Nigeria capable of
hosting international sports events.
IV.
To encourage home patronage of Nigerian sports events by promoting the attractiveness
of the Nigerian Professional Football League.
V.
To ensure a unique way of engaging the vast majority of unemployed Nigerian youths
through sports activities.
VI. To promote avenues for recreational activities for leisure and fun.
VII. To promote social interaction.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDIES
This research work is expected to encourage Nigerians who are interested in the Architecture of
sports. It also strives to agitate the interest of sports and Architecture in the mind of those who
are indifferent about this notion and theory. It exposes the benefits which sports facilities can
render to a nation as a whole. This research is expected to produce an intensified understanding
of stadium or sports infrastructural design which in turn, will lead to a better design and
construction practices in the sports industry.
A stadium aims to develop young athletes, building their confidence and their skills with the
ultimate goal of providing exposure to professional or international sports..
INTRODUCTION
Sports infrastructural development can be defined as an advancement and improvement in the
area of sports structures for better sports events. Over the last few decades, both developed and