Abstract:
The purposes of this study were investigated Awareness and Practice of doping on Male Football
Players; the Case of Hadiya Hosanna Town Football Club; Ethiopia. The main objectives were
to establish the football players level of awareness with regard to doping information
disseminated by World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA), to determine their attitude towards
doping and to establish the occurrence of anti-doping rule violations among the football players.
Which are the players how they are known doping by the football players and the experience.
The target population was Hadiya hosanna male football clubs. A sample size are 46 male
subjects was selected from the (52) total population of Hadiya hosanna male football club
players. A total sample size 46 players are successfully completed the questionnaires. The study
was a cross sectional survey based on self-reported questionnaires. The all Data was analyzed
by using SPSS computer software version 20. Generally Assessment of Awareness and Practice
of doping on Male Football Players; the Case of Hadiya Hosanna Town Football Club; had a
negative awareness towards doping with varying degrees. The majority of the club players
indicated a positive thinking towards on assessment of doping; Hadiya hosanna male football
players have slightly less awareness on doping issues and a strong unconstructive practice
towards the doping. They are must need a doping education to improve their awareness and
practice on doping and also to establish proper structures and policies of doping control in
order to the problem of doping
