Slide of Fortune: The Painful Story and Management Problems of Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin City, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focuses on the management of Bendel Insurance Football Club,
Benin City. It examines the reasons for the poor performance of the Club,
since 2008, when it was relegated to National League till date (2014). The
problem has been lack of government attention to the football club, which
led to the dwindling fortunes of the club. The objective of this study was to
identify the factors responsible for the poor performance of the club and
make recommendations that would improve and strengthen the club. The
study is a survey research and adopted the use of convenience random
sampling involving the subordinate staff, current players, former (old) players
and coaches. Data collection were from primary and secondary sources.
And the methods of data analysis were the simple percentage and chi square. The research found out that the welfare of the players was completely
neglect; that there was no provision for camping facilities; that there was
poor human resources management, absence of business-like managers
and, above all, poor funding. In conclusion, this paper recommends the
coordination of the organization’s resources through the process of effective
management in terms of provision of adequate funds, provision and
improvement of camping facilities, recruitment of good players yearly
without bias to strengthen the team, the complete and regular payment of
the benefit and entitlement of players.