In the developed world's sports industry, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for officiating sports has acquired widespread acceptance and use. However, the level of availability and utilization of ICT by sports officials in Nigeria while officiating sporting events in Nigeria was observed to be low. In light of this, the purpose of this study was to investigate the availability and use of ICT for sports officiating in Nigeria. The investigation was carried out using a descriptive survey research technique. The study focused on a total of four thousand (4,000) sports administrators in Nigeria, with eight hundred (800) respondents being sampled. Seven (7) states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja were chosen for the study using a purposive sample technique, totaling eight (8) states. One hundred sports officials in each state were selected through a simple random sampling technique using balloting without replacement. Only seven hundred and twenty six (726) respondents who duly completed the instrument were included in the study. The mean and Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) were used to analyze the data. It was found that ICT equipment were not available for sports officiating and that availability would lead to the utilization of equipment for officiating. Based on the conclusions, it was therefore recommended that ICT equipment for sports officiating should be provided in all sports through government funding, private and corporate sponsors and sports federations in Nigeria for sports officiating to move to digital instead of analogue. ICT equipment for Sports officiating could be improvised for use to provide for sound officiating and accurate judgments during sports competitions.
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Aribamikan Collins Gboyega. The Availability and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology for Officiating Sports in Nigeria. Int. J. Sports Sci. Phys. Educ. 2022, 7(2), 45-49. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220702.11
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