His comments come on the back of Ghana's 3-2 loss to hosts Egypt on Monday at the Cairo International Stadium.
The loss puts Ghana's qualification in jeopardy as they will need to win their last game against Mali and hope for a favourable result in the game between Egypt and Cameroon.
According to Tanko, he will double his team's effort to win their last group game and hope for a favourable result elsewhere as they bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
“We played a great game but lost in the end, this is football. I congratulate Egypt on qualifying. We will play to win against Mali and hope for a favourable result from Egypt match against Cameroon.”
In a high-intensity game, Egypt put up a spirited performance in front of the crowd to collect the maximum points after twice going down in the match. Read Full Story
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