Special Issue: Development and Sustainability in Africa – Part 3 International Journal of Development and Sustainability Online ISSN: 2168-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds Volume 2 Number 4 (2013): Pages 2396-2401 ISDS Article ID: IJDS13073001 The influence of motivation and facilities on athletes’ performance in Nigeria University games (NUGA) Mayowa Adeyeye * , Adeyemo Kehinde Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos. Abstract This study sought to investigate the influence of motivation and availability of facilities on athletes’ performance in Nigeria University Games (NUGA) with the aim of finding the areas of success and failure. Literatures relevant to the study were reviewed. The survey research design was adopted for the study. Motivation and Availability of Facilities Questionnaire (MAFQ) was administered to two hundred and ten (n-210) participants from six Nigerian universities in south western Nigeria which included University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Obafemi Awolowo University and Adekunle Ajasin University. The test retest reliability value obtained for the instrument using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient was 0.86. Data was analysed using frequency counts and percentage for demographic data while Chi-square was employed in determining the level of significance between the hypothesized and observed values at .05 alpha level. The participants ranged from sports administrators, male and female athletes. The result of the data showed that equipment and facilities are not adequate and funds are not enough while athletes are not well motivated in Nigeria University Games (NUGA). Keywords: Motivation; Facilities; Athletes’ Performance; NUGA Published by ISDS LLC, Japan │ Copyright © 2013 by the Author(s) │ Creative Common Attribution 3.0 License Cite this paper as: Adeyeye, M. and Kehinde, A. (2013), “The influence of motivation and facilities on athletes’ performance in Nigeria University games (NUGA)”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 2396-2401. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: kelvinkenedy2007@hotmail.com