The Interface between Religion and Football in the Ghanaian Experience
Konadu Adam
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Margaret Makafui Tayviah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper focuses on the role religion plays in Ghanaian football. The study seeks to examine why in Ghanaian football, participants such as administrators, players and supporters spend much time and money on religious rituals and practices towards achieving success. The paper discovers that religion plays a substantial role in Ghanaian football and it is difficult to take away the religious elements from Ghanaian football, due to the benefits football participants derive from their religious activities. Nonetheless, the study indicates that success of football does not only depend on religion but also on training, discipline and commitment to the game.
Keywords: Religion, football, sports, Ghanaian football, Interface, religious rituals, religious practices