Major Amarkai Amarteifio is a Ghanaian retired soldier, lawyer, sports administrator and politician. He served as Ghana's Minister for Youth and Sports during the Provisional National Defence Council era.
Amarteifio was appointed by Jerry Rawlings, then Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to serve as Secretary for Youth and Sports. He served in that role from 1983 â 1987.
Amarteifio is currently the board chairman of Accra Great Olympics.