Coach of the Black Mateors Ibrahim Tanko (Yemboni) will travel with the Black Stars to the World Cup on a working attachment, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced.
He is one of four Ghanaian coaches settled on by the FA and will benefit from the initiative.
The quartet include Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, a Premier League winner formerly of Asante Kotoko who works as an assistant coach of the Black Galaxies; Samuel Boadu, a Premier League and FA Cup winner with Hearts of Oak; Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko; and Ignatius Osei Fosu, an assistant coach of the Black Starlets.
The move forms part of strategies designed by the ministry and the GFA to enhance the capacity of Ghanaian coaches and equip them with the modern trends of football.
Briefing Parliament on Friday, the Minister of Youth and Sports said, “The four top local coaches will provide additional support and use the platform to gain experience, confidence, and exposure.”
The trip will also give them an opportunity to pick up useful lessons from the biggest global showpiece and learn from the Black Stars technical team.
Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum and Samuel Boadu have been selected on the basis of their success with Asante Kotoko (the league winner) and Accra Hearts of Oak (the MTN FA Cup winner) last season.
Ibrahim Tanko and Ignatius Osei Fosu were selected due to their roles as technical instructors for the Technical Directorate of the Ghana Football Association.
The four coaches will depart Accra next week with the rest of the backroom staff for the training camp in Abu Dhabi and later to Doha for the World Cup.