Ghana national football team
In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Tijani to be a part of the Ghana national football team squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. Tijani helped the Ghana national football team to a first place finish after Ghana beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one. Tijani was part of the Ghana national football team squad that finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.