Sports Management

In the past sports was mostly done for leisure and not as a profession. Most athletes and players in the past would testify that they engaged in sports as a secondary activity and not as a primary source of income. An example is the Cameroon national football team wherein majority of the players recruited in the 1970s and 1980s were gainfully employed elsewhere while taking football as a secondary activity. However, with the huge sponsorship and development of sports in recent times, it has become a full time job just like any other job in the world. Just as managers exist elsewhere, sports in its unique nature needs persons with particular skills to manage and sustain it. Moreover, it does not suffice to be talented but to manage the talent in a way that would be sustainable. Athletes are also in need of skilled managers to better plan and manage their careers.

Studies and Duration

The training covers management in general and project manager but focuses on sports and its different angles, sporting events and career management of athletes as well as communication and marketing. It runs for two academic years and opened to holders of the GCE Advanced Level certificate in at least two subjects excluding Religious Knowledge. Students undertake both theory and field work including a supervised internship. It is crowned with the defense of a project and a mandatory national exam as requirements for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Sports Management by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates can be employed in sporting clubs and sporting associations where there is a need for professionalism. Moreover, they can also set up their own consultancy to manage the careers of athletes. They can also be employed by public and governmental structures involves in sports as well as national sporting federations and associations.

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