{"id":1984,"date":"2026-04-03T15:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/1984\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:19:17","slug":"ex-germany-boss-joachim-low-reveals-truth-behind-links-to-ghana-job-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Germany boss Joachim Low reveals truth behind links to Ghana job ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana searching for Addo replacement<img alt=\"Ghana searching for Addo replacement\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fda6ef79f3b24dd7ba02aa9898934819.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ghana searching for Addo replacement<\/p>\n<p>The vacancy in the Ghana dugout comes after the departure of Otto Addo, who was relieved of his duties as national coach just hours after a 2-1 defeat against Germany earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Addo had been in charge for two years, having previously served as an interim coach during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Black Stars are in desperate need of a steady hand as they prepare for a challenging group stage in 2026. Ghana has struggled for form recently, suffering a heavy 5-1 friendly defeat against Austria and failing to impress in recent competitive outings.<\/p>\n<p>Low responds to Black Stars links<\/p>\n<p>Rumours began circulating recently suggesting Low was on the verge of taking over the Ghana national team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/joachim-loew-makes-a-sudden-and-surprising-return-and-will-lead-this-country-to-the-2026-world-cup\/blt78ba2a802f3473d8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reports claimed that Low was close to signing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reports claimed that Low was close to signing&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reports claimed that Low was close to signing<\/a> a short-term contract specifically focused on the upcoming tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, Low has moved quickly to clarify his situation and distance himself from an immediate appointment. When questioned about the speculation,<a href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.de\/fussball\/artikel\/faehrt-joachim-loew-mit-ghana-zur-wm-2026\/13527496\/35311\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Low told Sky Sport;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Low told Sky Sport&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Low told Sky Sport<\/a>: &#8220;With me, officially, nobody from Ghana has spoken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Future remains open for World Cup winner<img alt=\"Future remains open for World Cup winner\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6851210e0e23c5e455a7160a70ed55cc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Future remains open for World Cup winner<\/p>\n<p>Despite denying the current links to West African nation, the man who led Germany to glory in 2014 hasn&#8217;t closed the door on a return to management. After rejecting several offers following Euro 2020, including reported interest from Uzbekistan last year, Low admits he is still hungry for the right project.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Basically, I have said that I don&#8217;t want to retire now. Especially if there is another interesting offer and a good perspective,&#8221; Low said.<\/p>\n<p>He further clarified his preference for the international game by stating: &#8220;As far as my experience is concerned, that would also be the best for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tough World Cup path ahead<\/p>\n<p>Whoever eventually takes the reins for Ghana will face a daunting task at the expanded 2026 finals. The Black Stars have been drawn into a competitive group alongside England, Croatia, and Panama. Navigating such a group will require the kind of tactical acumen Low displayed during his legendary tenure with Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Low\u2019s pedigree is unquestionable, having reached at least the semi-finals in five major tournaments between 2008 and 2016, including winning the 2014 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ghana searching for Addo replacement Ghana searching for Addo replacement The vacancy in the Ghana dugout comes after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2038,231,2037,2042,500,501,2040,5,209,2041,2036,499,2039,2043,329],"class_list":{"0":"post-1984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-2022-world-cup","9":"tag-austria","10":"tag-black-stars","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-croatia","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-fc-bayern-munchen","15":"tag-germany","16":"tag-ghana","17":"tag-mexico","18":"tag-otto-addo","19":"tag-panama","20":"tag-sky-sport","21":"tag-uzbekistan","22":"tag-vfb-stuttgart"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}