Ghana–Kenya relations Ghana–Kenya relations Ghana–Kenya relations are bilateral relations between Ghana and Kenya. Ghana is a partner of Kenya in many areas, particularly trade, agriculture and energy. Ties between both countries date back to the pre-colonial days when Ghana's First President Kwame Nkrumah and Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta were united in anti-colonial crusades. When Ghana got independence in 1957 it encouraged the anti-colonial struggle in Kenya and other African nations. Kenya achieved independence later on in 1963. In January 2014, during the AU meeting in Addis Ababa, both countries signed an agreement that will boost economic growth and technical cooperation. The
Ghana–Nigeria football rivalry only occurred in 1962 when Ghana secured a 0-0 result in Lagos and were able to retain the cup that they initially won in the competition in 1961. Ghana won or retained the cup in every year that it was contested, continuing a dominance in the rivalry stemming in the early 1960s broken only during a brief period in the mid-1970s and 1980s and lasting until early 2000s. <nowiki>*</nowiki> "Ghana was organized under the Gold Coast Football Federation from this time until its independence" Ghana–Nigeria football rivalry The Ghana–Nigeria football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between the national