Coach Ibrahim Tanko unfazed by GFA snub

Former Black Stars Assistant Coach, Ibrahim Tanko claims he is unfazed by the Ghana FA’s decision not to hand him any national team appointment since he was replaced by Coach Annor Walker as Local Black Stars trainer in April 2021.

The ex-Borussia Dortmund forward served as Assistant Coach of the Black Stars, which finished in the Round of 16 of the 2019 Africa cup of Nations.

The 1997 Uefa Champions League winner, qualified the Black Meteors to 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 12 years but missed out on a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The ex-SC Freiburg and King Faisal player also took charge of the Local Black Stars in January 2020 until April 2021. For the past one year, Ibrahim Tanko has not been considered for any national team role by the GFA.

Despite being snubbed, the UEFA License A holder insists he supports current Local Black Stars Coach Annor Walker and other trainers considered for national team jobs.

“Whether I say I’m hurt or not, it changes nothing. Every national team has a committee. GFA Executive Council takes decisions. It won’t be fair to say I must get a national team job. We have a lot of coaches in Ghana and we can all do the job. We must support whoever gets the job,” Tanko told Accra based Original FM.

“Coach Annor is there now with Local Black Stars. He’s a senior coach we respect so we are hoping he can do well. They saw something in him, they feel they chose the right person who won’t disgrace them. I don’t appoint myself so even if I talk it will amount to nothing so we just have to support him,” he added.