Adrien Tapsoba
Bobo Adrien Tapsoba (born May 9, 1933 , † October 14, 2002 ) was a football official and civil servant from the West African state of Burkina Faso .
He began his professional life as a teacher and later obtained an administrative diploma in Paris . At the time of the Third Republic, he held positions as Secretary General of the Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Interior Ministry . After the revolution of Thomas Sankara in 1983 he belonged to the first group of the dismissed officials.
From 1964 to 1965 and from 1966 to 1980 he was President of the national football association, today's Fédération Burkinabè de Football (FBF). As the successor to Maxime Ouédraogo , who had been arrested, the association adopted new statutes under his leadership and became a member of FIFA and CAF . After conflicts over the creation of new regional leagues, the association was dissolved politically in 1965 and an interim leadership was set up under Naon Charles Somé , who was in office until the fall of President Maurice Yaméogo a year later. For another 14 years, Tapsoba headed the association again until it was replaced by a Comité national chargé du football (CNCF) under the leadership of Michel Ilboudo after the coup of Saye Zerbo . Tapsoba was the first Burkinabe on the executive committee of the African association CAF.
As a player, Tapsoba was active with USF Ouahigouya and RC Ouagadougou.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b allAfrica.com , October 16, 2002. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ AllAfrica.com , October 16, 2002. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Bassirou Sanogo: La Longue Marche du football burkinabè. Survol historique 1935–1998. Sidwaya, Ouagadougou 1998
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tapsoba, Adrien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tapsoba, Bobo Adrien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe football official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1933 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 2002 |