After two months, Ajax will play a European match again on Thursday. The Ajacieden won 3-1 against AEK Athens at home on December 14th, claiming a place in the UEFA Conference League. In that tournament, Bodø/Glimt will be the opponent in the knockout round play-offs. Ajax will first play a domestic match on Thursday and had their last training session on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the visit by the Norwegians.
Steven Pienaar played 133 matches for Ajax's first team at the start of this century. The South African often danced his way through the opponent's defense. We visited the 41-year-old Pienaar in the UAE, where he has been a youth coach at Sharjah FC since this summer.
On Monday evening, Julian Rijkhoff played his first match at sports complex De Toekomst since his return to Amsterdam. The 19-year-old striker played an important role in the 3-0 victory against MVV by scoring two goals. Together with his friend Silvano Vos, who 'broke' into the interview, he looks back on the match. "I'm glad I got to show myself this match; it can only get better."
Shortly after the final whistle in the sc Heerenveen — Ajax match, Steven Berghuis had still not yet seen the footage of the ball which might or might not have crossed the line. "If the referee has no evidence to show that it did, you can't give the goal."