The study examined the academic performance records of student-athletes in the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana, to find out if there were any gender differences, using a comparative descriptive research design. The population for the study comprised all UCC registered athletes from 2008 to 2013, which was 866. Purposive sampling technique was used to select all 239 athletes who had completed their undergraduate programmes in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 as the sample. Secondary data, comprising registration numbers of athletes, gender, type of degree obtained, Final Cummulative Grade Point Average (FCGPA) and year of completion, was used in the study.
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