This study aimed to identify the relationship between leadership behaviour and performance of selected Ethiopian sports federations.For this study purpose the researcher used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. A sample size of ninth-five (n = 95) respondents was used in this study. The quantitative data analysis was processed using IBM SPSS Amos 23.0 software. Structural equation modelling (SEM) has been used to study this relationship. Confirmatory Factory Analysis (CFA) was used to test the hypothesis between leadership behaviour and performance observed variables and their underlying latent constructs exist. The finding of study found that there was a positive correlation between leadership behaviour and performance of the study. The study recommends that Selected Ethiopian Sports Federations provide the performance appraisal of their employees based on their system of their promotion to better satisfactory