Bola Philomena Ikulayo (2 June 1948 – 24 March 2016) was the first Nigerian female professor of

sport psychology Sport psychology was defined by the European Federation of Sport in 1996, as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. Otherwise, sport is considered as any physical activity where the individuals engage for competi ...

and the founder of Sport Psychology of the Association of Nigeria (SPAN).{{Cite web, url=https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/ikulayo-prof-mrs-philomena-bolail-nee-faladel/, title=IKULAYO. Prof. (Mrs) Philomena Bolail (nee Faladel), first=Hope, last=Edet, date=9 March 2017

Early life

Bola Ikulayo was born on 2 June, 1948 in Ikoro-Ekiti, then Southern Region.

Career

She began working as a teacher in 1967 at St. Benedict Catholic Primary School in Igede, Ekiti State.

References

1948 births 2016 deaths People from Ekiti State 20th-century Nigerian educators Nigerian women academics 20th-century Nigerian women 20th-century psychologists Nigerian academics