The squad attended a training session on Thursday evening local time at the SDK stadium in Curaçao. The team from Amsterdam were in training in the run-up to the exhibition game against Team Curaçao. The match, against the specially-formed team, made up of Curaçao footballers from home and abroad, will be played on the night of Friday to Saturday at 2am Dutch time.
In front of an enthusiastic crowd, all sorts of training took place in The SDK stadium, also known as Ergilio Hato Stadium. The Amsterdam team have been very active throughout the trip, the duel with Team Curaçao being the final climax.
Our photographer was there at the training session and took some great shots.
Team Curaçao – Ajax kick off is this Friday evening in Curaçao at 8pm The game can be followed live on Ziggo Sport on the night of Friday to Saturday at 2am Dutch time.
Children in Curaçao are celebrating new goals, as Ajax and Sandals Resorts International (SRI), together with its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, launch an island-wide program that creatively turns fishing nets sourced from the ocean and plastic waste into colorful football goals.
The first few days on Curaçao are already behind us. The Ajax team flew to the island on Tuesday, where they were given a warm welcome. Several Ajax players also held a coaching session for locals, and Daley Blind and Maarten Stekelenburg appeared on TV.
In the 20 second countdown, two Ajax players battle each other. The rules are simple: each player has twenty seconds on the clock. When a player gives the right answer, the other player's clock goes ticking until he answers himself. In episode 6, Brian Brobbey and Ryan Gravenberch will go toe to toe.