Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe is a Ghanaian football administrator and politician. He was the president of the Ghana Football Association from 2001 to 2005 and Ghana's ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro from 2005 to 2009. He is a founding member of the New Patriotic Party.
Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe | |
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| Ghana Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Appointed by | John Kufour |
| Preceded by | Patrick Amoah-Ntim |
| Succeeded by | Victor Emmanuel Smith |
| President of the Ghana Football Association | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Koufie |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Nyantakyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1942 Adabraka, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | Zion College, Keta |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation |
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| Profession | Medical doctor |
| Known for | Founding member of the New Patriotic Party |
Early life and education edit
Nyaho-Tamakloe was born on 7 May 1942 at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra.[1] He studied at Zion College in Keta prior to entering Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia to train as a medical doctor in the 1960s.[1]
Career edit
After his studies abroad, Nyaho-Tamakloe joined the Ghana Armed Forces as a medical practitioner.[1] He later left for Nigeria and the United States of America to practice.[1] in 1972 Nyaho-Tamakloe joined the Ghana Armed Forces during the National Redemption Council era.[1] He was subsequently arrested for an alleged coup plot to overthrow the then head of state General. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.[1][2]
In the 1980s he joined the Accra Hearts of Oak Management Chair and Board,[3][4] and in 1992 he became a founding member of the New PatrioticParty.[1][5][6] In 2001, he was voted the president of the Ghana Football Association[7] and in 2005 he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro. He still held this position as ambassador to Serbia after the independence of Montenegro and he ended it up in 2009.[1]
Publication edit
In 2013, Nyaho-Tamakloe published his autobiography: Never Say Die!:The Autobiography of a Ghanaian Statesman, (2013)[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe celebrates 78th birthday". www.ghanaweb.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe recounts how plans to overthrow Kutu Acheampong failed". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Hearts of Oak chief Nyaho-Tamakloe makes Muntari revelation amid transfer speculations". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe will collapse Hearts of Oak – Charles Taylor". MyJoyOnline.com. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "'Dictatorship' under Akufo-Addo can spark 'chaos' – Nyaho-Tamakloe". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe reacts to suspension". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Today In Sports History: GFA president Dr Nyaho Tamakloe resigns". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Nyaho-Tamakloe, Nyaho (2013). Never Say Die!: The Autobiography of a Ghanaian Statesman. Ghana Universities Press.