Joachim Yaw Acheampong (born 2 November 1973 in

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), known as Yaw, is a

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ian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

In his country Yaw represented Goldfields Obuasi (1990–94), Power FC (1999–2000) and

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(2001). Abroad he played for

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

in Sweden (1994–95), Spain's

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(1995–97) and

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(1997–98) and

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(1998) and

Yimpaş Yozgatspor Yozgatspor was a Turkish sports club based in Yozgat, Turkey. The football club played in the TFF Third League. They played in the Süper Lig between 2000 and 2002 and relegated to the Third League in the 2008–09 season. They finally relegated ...

(2001–02) from Turkey. Yaw retired from professional football at the age of only 28.

International career

Yaw was part of the Ghanaian Olympic team who won the

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at the

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. He featured in five of six games in the tournament. Yaw gained 18

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with the full side, during five years. He appeared in two

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editions.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaw, Joachim 1973 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ashanti Gold S.C. players Power F.C. players King Faisal F.C. players Allsvenskan players IFK Norrköping players La Liga players Segunda División players Real Sociedad footballers Hércules CF players Süper Lig players Samsunspor footballers Yozgatspor footballers Ghana men's international footballers 1996 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ghana Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Ghana Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ghana Premier League managers Elmina Sharks F.C. managers