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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate hooliganism and its implications on sports performance amongst students of human kinetics and sports science in the University of Benin. Five research questions were raised and a stratified sampling technique was used to select hundred (154) students which was drawn from the total number of human kinetics students in the University of Benin. The data were collected with questionnaire instruments and analyzed using simple percentage. It was revealed that features of hooliganism includes: public disturbances, stone-throwing, blasphemy, cursing at or otherwise molesting opponents and throwing items into the field during competitions. Further findings of the study revealed that poor officiating, inadequate security, poor orientation will lead to hooliganism among human kinetics students in the University of Benin. More findings made it known that biased judgement, injuries to players and spectators, uninterestedness in sports are the implications of hooliganism on sports performance. This study therefore concluded that proper orientation of fans, improvement of facilities of sports and inculcating the spirit of sportsmanship will help mitigate and control hooliganism among human kinetics students in University of Benin.
