Wasanni sun taka rawar gani a al'adu da zamantakewar Arewacin Najeriya tsawon shekaru aru-aru. Tun daga wasannin gargajiya zuwa wasanni na zamani, ’yan Arewacin Najeriya ba wai kawai sun rungumi wasanni a matsayin wani nau’i na nishadi ba, har ma a matsayin hanyar samar da hadin kai, inganta kiwon lafiya, da gina halaye. A cikin shekarun da suka gabata, wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya sun bunkasa, inda 'yan wasa daga yankin suka yi fice a fagen kasa da kasa.
A cikin wannan makala, za mu yi nazari ne kan tarihin wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya, tun daga tushensa na gargajiya har zuwa ci gaban wasanni na zamani, da manyan ’yan wasa da suka ba da gudummawa sosai, da kuma yanayin wasanni a yankin.
1. Wasannin Gargajiya a Arewacin Najeriya
Kafin fara wasanni na zamani, Arewacin Najeriya yana da nasa al'adar wasanni na asali da kuma motsa jiki wanda ba kawai nishadi ba har ma da hanyar kawar da dabi'un al'adu.
a. Dambe ( Damben Hausa )
Dambe na daya daga cikin fitattun wasannin gargajiya a Arewacin Najeriya. Wannan dadadden salon fasahar fada ya shahara musamman a tsakanin al’ummar Hausawa. A tarihance, ‘yan Dambe na yin Dambe ne, kuma ana danganta wasan ne da bukukuwa da bukukuwa da lokacin girbi.
Wasan ya ƙunshi abokan hamayya guda biyu suna faɗa ta hanyar amfani da dunƙule guda ɗaya, wanda aka sani da "mashi", yayin da ake amfani da ɗayan hannun don tsaro. Wasannin Dambe sun yi zafi sosai kuma sun ci gaba da jan hankulan jama'a a yankunan karkara da birane. A yau Dambe ya samu karbuwa a duniya, inda ake yada bidiyon fada a dandalin sada zumunta.
b. Kokowa (Kokawa ta Gargajiya)
Wani gagarumin wasan gargajiya a Arewacin Najeriya shi ne Kokowa, wani nau'in kokawa da ake yi a fadin jihohin Arewa. Kokowa ta shahara musamman a tsakanin al'ummar Hausawa da Kanuri. Kamar Dambe, ana yawan gudanar da wasannin kokowa a lokutan bukukuwa da na musamman, kamar bukukuwan Sallah.
Ana girmama ’yan kokawa a cikin al’ummarsu, kuma samun nasara a wasan kokawa yana kawo daraja da daraja ga mutum da iyalinsa. A tsawon shekaru, Kokowa ya kasance alama ce ta ƙarfi da alfahari a al'adun Arewacin Najeriya.
c. Horse Racing da Durbar
Gasar dawaki dai wani bangare ne na al'adun Arewacin Najeriya tsawon shekaru aru-aru, tare da alaka ta musamman da tarihin hawan doki da yakin dawaki a yankin. Bikin Durbar da ke gudana a garuruwa irinsu Kano da Zariya, ya baje kolin al'adar dawaki na yankin. Durbar yana da baje koli na gwanintar hawan doki, tare da mahaya sanye da ingantattun kayan gargajiya.
2. Gabatarwar Wasannin Zamani
Zamanin mulkin mallaka a Najeriya ya nuna yadda aka fara wasanni na zamani, inda Turawan mulkin mallaka na Burtaniya suka kawo wasanni irinsu kwallon kafa, wasan kurket, wasan tennis, da wasannin motsa jiki a Arewacin Najeriya. An fara buga waɗannan wasannin ne da ’yan ƙasar waje, da sojoji, da kuma ɗalibai a makarantun mishan, amma a hankali suka yaɗu zuwa ga sauran jama’a.
a. Kwallon kafa a Arewacin Najeriya
Wasan da ya kasance mafi shahara a Arewacin Najeriya a yau, an bullo da shi ne a lokacin mulkin mallaka. Makarantu, irin su Kwalejin Katsina da Kwalejin Barewa, sun zama matattarar samar da ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwallon ƙafa, waɗanda yawancinsu za su ci gaba da wakiltar jihohinsu da ƙasarsu a matakin ƙasa da ƙasa.
Kungiyoyin kwallon kafa irinsu Kano Pillars FC, da aka kafa a shekarar 1990, sun zama babbar cibiyar kwallon kafa ta Najeriya. Kungiyar da ke Kano, ta lashe kofuna da dama na Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) sannan ta samar da taurari irin su Ahmed Musa, wanda ya ci gaba da zama kyaftin din tawagar Super Eagles ta Najeriya.
b. Wasannin guje-guje da Waƙoƙi
Hakazalika wasannin guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle sun yi fice a Arewacin Najeriya, inda makarantu da kwalejoji ke gudanar da gasar tsakanin makarantu da ke bunkasa matasa masu basira. Arewacin Najeriya ya samar da fitattun ‘yan wasa da dama da suka wakilci Najeriya a gasannin kasa da kasa kamar na Olympics da na Commonwealth.
Daya daga cikin ‘yan wasan da suka samu nasara a yankin ita ce ‘yar wasa Fatima Yusuf ‘yar jihar Kaduna wadda ta yi fice a tseren gudun mita 400. Ta wakilci Najeriya a gasar Olympics ta Atlanta a 1996 kuma ta kawo alfahari a yankin.
3. Matsayin Gwamnati da Ci gaban Wasanni
Tsawon shekaru, gwamnatoci daban-daban a Arewacin Najeriya sun taka rawar gani wajen bunkasa da inganta harkokin wasanni. Kafa majalissar wasanni da ma'aikatun wasanni ya samar da tsarin da ake bukata don gudanarwa da inganta harkokin wasanni a yankin.
a. Tallafin Gwamnatocin Jihohi don Wasanni
Jihohin Arewa, kamar Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, da Borno, sun taka rawar gani wajen bunkasa wasanni. Misali goyon bayan da jihar Kano ke baiwa kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Kano Pillars da saka hannun jari a harkar wasanni kamar filin wasa na Sani Abacha ya taimaka matuka wajen samun nasarar kwallon kafa a yankin.
Haka kuma gwamnatocin jahohi sun saka hannun jari a makarantun koyar da wasannin motsa jiki da ke mayar da hankali wajen ganowa da kuma renon matasa masu basira a wasanni daban-daban da suka hada da wasannin motsa jiki, kwallon kafa, da kwallon kwando.
b. Wasannin Wasannin Kasa
Bikin wasanni na kasa ya samar da wani muhimmin dandali ga ’yan wasa daga Arewacin Najeriya domin baje kolin basirarsu da fafatawa da takwarorinsu na wasu yankuna. Jihohi kamar Kaduna da Kano sun sha baje kolinsu a wadannan bukukuwan, inda 'yan wasa ke samun lambobin yabo a wasanni daban-daban.
4. Fitattun ‘Yan Wasa Daga Arewacin Najeriya
Arewacin Najeriya ya samar da fitattun ’yan wasa da dama wadanda suka yi fice a matakin kasa da kasa. Wadannan mutane sun zama abin koyi ga matasa kuma sun ba da gudummawa ga ci gaban wasanni a yankin.
a. Ahmed Musa (kwallon kafa)
Ahmed Musa, haifaffen garin Jos na jihar Filato, daya ne daga cikin fitattun ‘yan wasan kwallon kafa daga Arewacin Najeriya. Ya samu karbuwa a duniya saboda rawar da ya taka a Super Eagles, musamman a lokacin gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA ta 2014, inda ya zura kwallaye biyu da ba za a manta da su ba a wasansu da Argentina.
Musa ya fara taka leda a kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Kano Pillars kafin ya koma nahiyar turai inda ya buga wasa a kungiyoyi irinsu CSKA Moscow da Leicester City. Ya kasance jigo a fagen kwallon kafa a Najeriya kuma ya shahara da ayyukan jin kai a Arewacin Najeriya.
b. Mariam Usman (Tsarin nauyi)
Mariam Usman fitacciyar ‘yar Najeriya ce daga jihar Kaduna. Ta wakilci Najeriya a gasa da dama na duniya da suka hada da na Olympics da na Commonwealth, inda ta samu lambobin yabo da dama. Nasarorin da Mariam ta samu sun sanya Arewacin Najeriya cikin taswirar duniya a duniyar daukar nauyi.
c. Falilat Ogunkoya (Athletics)
Duk da cewa ta fito daga yankin kudu maso yammacin Najeriya, Falilat Ogunkoya, ta kwashe tsawon lokacinta na horar da 'yan wasa a Arewacin Najeriya, musamman a Kaduna. Ta lashe lambar tagulla ta Olympics a tseren mita 400 a gasar Olympics ta Atlanta a 1996, inda ta kafa mafi kyawun kanta da kuma tarihin Afirka a cikin wannan tsari. Nasarar da ta samu ya zaburar da matasa da dama daga Arewa wajen yin sana’ar tsere da fage.
5. Halin da Wasannin da ake ciki a Arewacin Najeriya
A shekarun baya-bayan nan dai wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya na ci gaba da habaka, sai dai har yanzu akwai kalubalen da za a shawo kan matsalar da suka hada da rashin ababen more rayuwa, kudade, da kuma shirye-shiryen raya kasa. Sai dai kuma yankin na ci gaba da taimakawa Najeriya wajen samun nasarar wasanni.
a. Ƙwallon ƙafa
Wasan kwallon kafa na ci gaba da zama wasan da ya fi daukar hankali a Arewacin Najeriya, inda kungiyoyi irinsu Kano Pillars FC da El-Kanemi Warriors FC suka ci gaba da fafatawa a gasar kwararrun kwallon kafa ta Najeriya (NPFL). Haɓaka makarantun koyar da ƙwallon ƙafa na matasa ya kuma taimaka wajen haɓaka taurarin da za su wakilci Najeriya a fagen wasan duniya.
b. Sauran Wasannin Samun Filaye
Yayin da kwallon kafa ta mamaye, sauran wasanni kamar kwallon kwando, wasan kwallon raga, da wasannin motsa jiki suma suna samun karbuwa musamman a makarantu da jami'o'i. Shirye-shiryen gwamnati da ƙungiyoyi masu zaman kansu suna aiki don haɓaka waɗannan wasanni ta hanyar samar da wuraren horo da shirya gasa na cikin gida.
c. Mata a Wasanni
Har ila yau, shigar mata cikin wasanni yana karuwa a Arewacin Najeriya, duk da matsalolin al'adu da zamantakewa. Mata 'yan wasa suna ƙara yin tasiri a wasanni kamar ƙwallon ƙafa, wasan motsa jiki, da ɗaukar nauyi. Misali, Aisha Falode, wata mai kula da harkokin wasanni daga Arewa, ta kasance jigo a harkar kwallon kafa na mata a Najeriya.
6. Makomar Wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya
Idan aka dubi gaba, makomar wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya ya dogara ne akan ci gaba da saka hannun jari a ayyukan samar da wasanni, bunkasa hazaka, da shirye-shirye na asali. Har ila yau, akwai buƙatar haɓaka haɗin gwiwa tsakanin gwamnati, ƙungiyoyi masu zaman kansu, da ƙungiyoyi na duniya don tallafawa shirye-shiryen wasanni da kuma ba da dama ga matasa 'yan wasa.
Tare da goyon bayan da ya dace, Arewacin Najeriya na da damar samar da ’yan wasa masu daraja a duniya wadanda za su wakilci Najeriya a fagen duniya da zaburar da al’umma masu zuwa.
Ƙarshe: Wasanni a matsayin Ƙarfin Haɗin Kai
Tarihin wasanni a Arewacin Najeriya yana da wadata da banbance-banbance, tun daga wasannin gargajiya kamar Dambe da Kokowa zuwa wasanni na zamani kamar kwallon kafa da wasannin motsa jiki. Ba wai kawai wasanni suna ba da nishaɗi ba, har ma sun kasance masu haɗin kai, tare da haɗa mutane daga wurare daban-daban. A yayin da yankin ke ci gaba da bunkasa harkokin wasanni da kuma bunkasa hazikan matasa, rawar da Arewacin Najeriya ke takawa a harkokin wasanni na Najeriya zai kara karfi ne kawai.
