Ibrahim Anyars Tanko was born on 25 July 1977 and is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played mostly as a second striker or an attacking midfielder, scout and manager who last served as the head coach of the local Black Stars - Ghana A' national football team.
10 Facts About Ibrahim Tanko
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Ibrahim Tanko made another 13 league appearances before leaving the club in 2001.
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Ibrahim Tanko was suspended and eventually released after testing positive for cannabis.
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On 1 July 2007, Ibrahim Tanko was named assistant coach for Freiburg's reserves, leaving after 18 months together with Karsten Neitzel to J1 League's Urawa Red Diamonds, and re-uniting with former Freiburg boss Volker Finke in the same capacity.
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On 4 June 2013, Ibrahim Tanko resumed his partnership with Finke as the former joined the latter's coaching staff in the Cameroon national side.
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In May 2017, Ibrahim Tanko was appointed as the first assistant coach for the Ghana national team to James Kwesi Appiah.
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Ibrahim Tanko led the team to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations tournament, Egypt 2019, for the first time in 12 years.
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In January 2020, Ibrahim Tanko was appointed as the head coach of the Ghana A' national football team, the local Black Stars.
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On Tuesday, 28 June 2022, Ibrahim Tanko was appointed the Head coach of the Black Meteors by the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association.
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Ibrahim Tanko is a devout Muslim and speaks French, English and German.