Mohammed Tanko Ismaila (born 15 November 1988) is a

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ian

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, who played club soccer in

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and at home in

Club career

Tanko won the 2009 H.P. Nyametei Cup final with

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, scoring a goal in the second leg to help his team to victory. He played professionally for

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and from January to June 2011 on loan for

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. On 9 June 2011 signed a contract for

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and returned to his native Ghana. He left Medeama in 2013 returning to Heart of Lions through 2016. Tanko played for several clubs in the

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including

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, where he signed in 2017. He was released from Elmina Sharks in January 2019 when the club lowered their wage bills.

International career

Tanko was a member of the

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and

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. Since 2009 he is member of the

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Honours

* H.P. Nyametei/SWAG Cup 2009 *

2017

References

1988 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Heart of Lions F.C. players Medeama S.C. players Elmina Sharks F.C. players {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub