Athletes, Spirituality and Juju in Ghana: University of Ghana Researchers Explore the Supernatural Dimensions of Sports
A team of researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Studies (PESS) at the University of Ghana is investigating how spirituality and juju influence athletic performance, motivation and behaviour across different sporting disciplines in Ghana.
The study a collaboration with the University of Calgary, Canada, seeks to understand how spiritual beliefs and practices shape sports performance and motivation within Ghana’s distinctive sociocultural environment, one in which many believe that supernatural forces play a decisive role in human activity, including sports.