The head coach of Ghana’s U-23 Ibrahim Tanko has indicated he will strengthen his squad before appearing at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament to be held in Morocco. Ibrahim Tanko made the revelation after he led the Black Meteors to secure a place in the Under-23 level of the Africa Cup … Read more
Ibrahim Tanko, the head coach of the Ghana U23 team, has come to the defense of forward Daniel Afriyie Barnieh after he wasted several scoring opportunities in the game against the Algeria U23 team on Tuesday. Daniel Afriyie Barnieh who is the Black Meteors captain returned to the team from suspension and started for the … Read more
Head coach of Ghana’s Olympic football team, the Black Meteors, Ibrahim Tanko has disclosed that it is not clear to him why striker Felix Afena-Gyan did not honor his call to play for his side in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Algeria. Ibrahim Tanko said in an interview that he had … Read more
After the Ghana Football Association sacked Milovan Rajevac, they are considering naming Ibrahim Tanko, Otto Addo or Kwesi Appiah as interim coach of the Black Stars. Milovan was sacked after his poor performance at the 2021 African cup of nations in Cameroon, exiting from the group stage with just a point from three games. The … Read more
The Ghana FA is considering hiring either Ibrahim Tanko or Maxwell Konadu as second assistant coach of the Black Stars The two experienced gaffers are being considered to deputize for Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac. The Ghana FA want to build a crack team of technical expert to supervise the Black Stars ahead of the qualifiers … Read more
Former Ghana internationals, Ibrahim Tanko and Otto Addo, have been tipped as the men to replace Charles Kwablan Akonnor as coaches of the Black Stars. Charles Kwablan Akonnor was sacked on Monday, September 13, 2021, after a poor start to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The hunt for a new coach has already started, with … Read more
Former Black Stars assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko says player discipline is the key to ending Ghana’s AFCON trophy drought. The Black Stars last won the tournament in 1982 in Libya and have come close to winning it on three occasions in 1992, 2010, and 2015. Next year’s tournament in Cameroon will be 40 years that … Read more
Former assistant coach of the Black Stars, Ibrahim Tanko has revealed that ex-coach Kwasi Appiah decided to strip off Asamoah Gyan the captain without involving the technical team. According Tanko, it was a sole decision by the then head coach and came to the team as a shock, with just a week to AFCON 2019. … Read more
Former Black Stars assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko has denied claims of undermining his former boss Kwesi Appiah which led to his sacking. Ibrahim Tanko was relieved of his role in 2019 because of suspicions of him undermining then-head coach of the Black Stars James Kwasi Appiah after working with him for two years. According to … Read more
Former Black Stars assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko has debunked rumours that the Ghana Football Association imposes players on national team coaches. With conversations over whether the football administrative body imposes players on national team coaches, Tanko stated the GFA can only suggest players to coaches but it is the coach who makes the final decision … Read more