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11 Int'l J. Soc. Sci. Stud. 1 (2023)
Sports in the State of Puntland-Somalia: Not Just beyond a Physical Exercise

handle is hein.journals/ijsoctu11 and id is 386 raw text is: International Journal of Social Science Studies Vol. 11, No. 6; November 2023 F m ISSN 2324-8033 E-ISSN 2324-8041 Published by Redfame Publishing URL: http://ijsss.redfame.com Sports in the State of Puntland-Somalia: Not Just Beyond a Physical Exercise Mohamed Musse Mohamed Kalakaan Center for Research, Policy Analysis and Development, University of Bosaso Garowe, Puntland, Somalia 2 The Faculty of Social Science, University of Bosaso-Garoowe (UoBG), Puntland, Somalia Correspondence: Mohamed Musse Mohamed Kalakaan, Center for Research, Policy Analysis and Development, University of Bosaso Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. Received: October 2, 2023 Accepted: November 6, 2023 Available online: November 27, 2023 doi:10.11114/ijsss.vlli6.6435 URL: https://doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.vl1i6.6435 Abstract Revealing the status of sports in State of Puntland-Somalia, this article presents a new information and insights, in which of its kind has not presented before that reflects the reality and can be generalized to rest of Somalia at all. The study employed qualitative analysis of the FGDs and a semi-structured KII, collection of documented materials and observations that were participated in 39 (30 by FGDs, 9 by interview) sports community aged 25-65 years. Generally, the respondents validated the hypothesis of the study: Sports in Puntland is no just beyond a physical exercise by providing more information about the kinds of sports, sports clubs, their management, capacities; professionalism; governance; financial situation and source of revenue, sports facilities and the legal frameworks that shape their functionalities administratively and politically and other key challenges sports club encounter. The study found that sports in Puntland is administratively and politically failure because sport activities are outright amateurism-oriented rather than professionalism. Moreover, sports science as a disciple is not taught as academic programmes nor as a physical education in schools or as subject mainstreamed in the school curriculum. The study also uncovered that sport in Puntland is suffering for lacking technical capacity in sports management and inadequate and insufficient financial support. It seems that the government has no interest in sports in general because there are no governing documents in place, for example, sports policy, sports act, strategic plan and fundraising strategy. The only sport facility available in Puntland is soccer field owned and administered by the state government ministry in charge of sports. The study also revealed the sports in Puntland is just for physical exercise, and the only game performed in tournament format is a football and it is played by male, and held once in a blue moon. Keywords: Professionalism, amateurism, FC Sport Club, sports facilities, policy 1. Introduction Obviously, the world we live in today is a field of entertainment and fun, sports clubs are the pillar that can contribute to the survival of such fun through sports (Ferguson, J. 2022). Sports is a fact of life. It makes individual, families, and communities grow strong and healthy in so many ways-physically, emotionally, socially, and economically. Sport has been attributed to enhancing people's lives and organizations. it reinforces physical body activity, supports human rights, and it is a tool for pursuing development goals in underprivileged communities (UNESCO, 2013). On the other hand, sports itself is an activity of contestation, competition, and clash of both human mind, body, and spirit not only among players but even among sports leaders, managers, coaches, and policy-implementers and policy-makers. (Marjoribanks & Farquharson, 2011). The sports mirrors and reflects the particular nation or society's values, character, spirit, and excellence. (Blanco, 2017). Sports, as a subject known as 'physical education', is taught in schools, higher education institutions and even sports academies. Since, physical education has a long and broad range of traditional forms that can be included in its educational process of socialization. Aiming to prepare a young member of society to enter the world of adulthood with the most developed potential (hidden talents) so that they can contribute to society comprehensively (Bronikowski, 2010). Somalia, as the other nations, resides with the spirit of sports. Somali people are naturally sportsmen due to their physical appearance- taller and thinner and of their association with the pastoral nomadism. Despite, Somalia urbanization project boomed after 1960s- the independence era, eventhough, the Somali people remained to be 1

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