Abdul Hayye Yartey

Abdul Hayye Yartey is a Ghanaian football administrator and entrepreneur, and the founder and owner of Cheetah FC, a club in Kasoa known for developing young players and selling them abroad.

Education

He attended Datus Complex Junior High School and Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) in Takoradi, where he was sports prefect in his final year in 1998. He went on to Accra Polytechnic, now Accra Technical University.

Cheetah FC

He founded Cheetah FC in Kasoa, in the Central Region, in 2009 as a juvenile club. It now plays in the Central Region zone of the Division Two League, but its main business is developing players. Christian Atsu, who went on to play for FC Porto and Newcastle United, came through the club, as did Alhassan Wakaso, Emmanuel Toku, Elvis Sakyi and Kwasi Sibo. FIFA's 2020 Global Transfer Market Report placed Cheetah among the ten African clubs with the most outgoing international transfers. In June 2021 the club opened the Yartel Okoso Park, known as the Predators Den, with an artificial pitch said to be the largest in Ghana.

Other sports roles

He has been president of the Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association for more than ten years. Under him the association was inaugurated by the National Sports Authority and affiliated to the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB).

Recognition

He won Best Sports CEO at the 40 Under 40 Achievers Awards and has been honoured for his work in talent discovery and grassroots football.