The Status of Club Management in Ethiopian Premier League Football Clubs
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2014-05
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The main purpose of the study was to investigate the status of club management in Ethiopian
premier league football clubs. The target population of the study was football clubs participating
in 2013/14 tournament of the Ethiopian Premier League. Out of the target population, 7 football
clubs (i.e. 50% of the total participant clubs) were included in the study based on purposive
sampling technique. Participants in this study were management (administration workers),
coaches, players and medical staff (physiotherapist) of seven football clubs participating in
2013/14 (2006 E.C) tournament of the Ethiopian Premier League.
Participants from the seven clubs were selected using simple random method and asked to fill a
semi-structured questionnaire and the questionnaires were collected from the respondents. Semistructured
interview was also carried out with each club administrators to assess the structure
and the professionals’ composition of the clubs. The total number of respondent participated in
the questionnaires part are 70 from seven different sport clubs. In each sport club in minimum
seven and maximum of twelve respondents are participated.
Data collected were described and analyzed on the basis of qualitative and quantitative methods.
And, this study concluded by finding out the following findings:-There is a Lack of and a Need
for FIFA standard club management and services in the sport clubs, There is a Lack of and a
Need best communication system in the sport clubs, There is a Lack of and a Need good
marketing and financial control system in the sport clubs, There is a Lack of and Need good and
standardized facilities in the sport clubs and There is a Lack of and a Need of best youth
development strategy in the sport clubs of Ethiopian premier league
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Ethiopian Premier League