INTRAMURAL SPORTS IN NIGERIA
Intramural sports in Nigeria dates back to the first group of schools established in the country. These sports event served as a veritable means of talent identification and development as many athletes discovered in time past came through intramural sports and were further groomed to the elite and professional level. The University of Lagos Football Team during a training session at the sports center The importance of talent identification at the early state cannot be over emphasized as it can be an effective way in the development of Nigeria's sports at large. Majority of children attend schools and the very best from each school discovered through inter house competitions (inter house sports) can be selected to represent their schools at the inter school events at the local government, hence the best are selected. And this transcends to the state level and national level, hence we have exceptionally gifted student athletes discovered at an early age (Ademola, 201...