African media outlets have reported that former Germany coach Joachim Löw is close to taking over the Ghana national team, replacing the recently dismissed Otto Addo, just two months before the start of the 2026 World Cup.
Ghana was forced to sack Addo due to poor results and doubts about his suitability to lead the “Black Stars” in the upcoming tournament. The search for a new coach who meets expectations continues.
Hervé Renard, the Saudi Arabian national team coach, was the top candidate for the position. However, the Frenchman declined the Ghanaian offer, preferring to remain with the Green Falcons after the Saudi Football Federation and players strongly insisted on retaining him in recent days.
According to recent reports, negotiations are underway between Ghana and Löw for him to take over the position, with a salary exceeding €150,000, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the history of African national teams.
It is said that an agreement between Löw and Ghana is very close after the 66-year-old coach welcomed the opportunity, which would be his first in Africa and his first outside Germany in 20 years.
Löw took over as Germany coach from Jürgen Klinsmann in 2006 and remained in his post until his departure in 2021. During that long tenure, he led the team to victory in the 2014 World Cup, although the German national team declined significantly towards the end of his time in charge.
Since leaving in 2021, Löw has rejected numerous coaching offers, particularly from Turkish clubs, and has stated that he will not work in the Bundesliga again. This led many to consider him retired, but now it seems he is on the verge of reviving his coaching career.
