TATTOO ARTWORK OF BODY DECORATION AMONG THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS: GLAMOUR, EFFECTS, EXCITEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Tattoos are ways through which people send messages about themselves or someone they know. They can easily set you apart from your peers by showing off sense of individuality. This study gave a critical look at the stylistic artwork of body ink called tattoos on the glamourous effect of the game of football and the performance of the footballers on the pitch. A survey was conducted on the football fans and football players in Ibadan metropolis which comprises of five local governments which include Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, Ibadan North West, Ibadan South East and Ibadan South West. One hundred football fans were picked from ten football viewing centres and 50 football players with tattoos were purposively chosen for interview on the effect of tattoos on the glamour in the game of football and the performance of footballers on the field using questionnaires. Demographic profile of the football viewers and players was conducted. Four-point likert scale was used for rating the response option, and any rating above 2.5 acceptable level showed agreement. Demographic results showed that the majority of football viewers (80.0%) and players (76.0%) have secondary education; 60.0% of viewers and 68.0% of players have been watching and playing football between 11 and 15 years respectively.The results showed that football viewers agreed that tattoos in the game of football make the game more colorful (2.8) glamorous, exciting (2.9) and increase the aesthetic value of the game (3.1). The footballers agreed that tattoo made them attractive and acceptable (3.3) and served as a source of strength (2.94), courage (2.98), motivation (3.20), identity and self- esteem (3.18). They neither give pain (1.9), discomfort (1.68) nor skin mutilation (1.82).