{"id":316743,"date":"2016-01-30T23:08:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T23:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/photoghana-premier-leagueasante-kotoko-top-table-with-us-222000-on-new-signings\/"},"modified":"2016-01-30T23:08:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T23:08:47","slug":"photoghana-premier-leagueasante-kotoko-top-table-with-us-222000-on-new-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2016\/01\/30\/photoghana-premier-leagueasante-kotoko-top-table-with-us-222000-on-new-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO:Ghana Premier League:Asante Kotoko top table with US$ 222,000 on new signings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\" readability=\"52.276243093923\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Friday, 29 January 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2016-01-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Wa-African-United-threaten-to-drag-GFA-to-court.295\" alt=\"Ghana Football Association GFA Logo\" title=\"Ghana Football Association GFA Logo\" width=\"295\" height=\"389\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>GFA logo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Asante Kotoko were the Ghana Premier League&#8217;s top spenders during the transfer window, splashing out over 850,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 222,000) on new signings.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Osei Agyemang, Kwame Boateng, Evans Quao, Bennett Ofori and Ernest Sowah were all big-money arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>In total, Kotoko signed 11 new players as they fortified their squad to reclaim the title they relinquished.<\/p>\n<p>Rivals Hearts of Oak were relatively busier with some signing which cost a fortune like Samudeen Ibrahim (60,000 Ghana Cedis) and Samuel Yeboah and totaled 450,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 117,000).<\/p>\n<p>League champions AshantiGold had the second-highest expenditure with 700,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 183,000) in the division with ten new signings including the Nuhu brothers, Daniel Addo, Hudu Yakubu among their expensive acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p>Aduana Stars also penetrated the market with 600,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 156,000) and had deals including Noah Martey, Yakubu Mohammed, Stephen Anokye-Badu and Richard Mpong<\/p>\n<p>Inter Allies\u2019 war chest saw them sign two players- Prince Barrie and Michael Touray from neighbouring Sierra Leone and Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>Newly-promoted sides Dreams FC forked out 250,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 65,000) and Techiman City FC 150,000 Ghana cedis (US$ 39,000).<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" readability=\"1\">\n<tr readability=\"2\">\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gershon-Koffie-back-to-business-with-Whitecaps.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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