{"id":37296,"date":"2014-08-06T08:58:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=37296"},"modified":"2014-08-06T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T09:02:52","slug":"abdul-aziz-joins-raft-of-kotoko-departures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/abdul-aziz-joins-raft-of-kotoko-departures\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Aziz joins raft of Kotoko departures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian outfit Smouha have signed Ghanaian forward Abdul Aziz Yusif from reigning Ghana Premier League champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a 3 year deal, speculated to be in the region of $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Aziz played an integral part during Kotoko\u2019s sensational double last season where he featured in 19 games and scored an impressive 7 goals to ensure the Kumasi based club won both the FA cup and league title.<\/p>\n<p>His departure from Kumasi Asante Kotoko adds up to the soaring number of players who have already left the club ahead of their upcoming 2014\/15 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Jordan Opoku and Seidu Bancey have been sold while veteran keeper Soulama Abdoulaye has been released by the club after both parties reached a mutual agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in another interesting twist, Abdul Aziz\u2019s move to Smouha could see him partnering former Asante Kotoko teammate, Seidu Bancy, who also joined the club earlier in July.<\/p>\n<p>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenEpton_\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @BenEpton_<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian outfit Smouha have signed Ghanaian forward Abdul Aziz Yusif from reigning Ghana Premier League champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a 3 year deal, speculated to be in the region of $150,000. 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