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On Wednesday, September 23, the Ajax Women face an important European fixture. In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup, the Amsterdam side will take on WFC Aktobe. Together with Anna Knol and Sari Kees, we look back at the matches against Real Madrid in the Champions League and look ahead to the next European challenge. “If you can compete with Real Madrid, you can compete with any team. That’s something we’ll take with us into the Europa Cup.”

Ajax Women completed their active preparations on Tuesday for their first meeting with WFC Aktobe. Matchday -1 was primarily focused on the final training session. At the De Toekomst sports complex, the Ajax players put the finishing touches to their preparations in order to be fully ready for the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup, which will be played at home on Wednesday.

Kasper Dolberg suffered a knee injury during training with the Denmark national team on Tuesday. The Danish Football Association has confirmed the news. As a result, the striker will return to Amsterdam. Anton Gaaei has travelled in the opposite direction. Due to another injury in the squad, the full-back has been added to the Denmark national team selection.

The Ajax Women vs WFC Aktobe match in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup will be broadcast live on Wednesday across Ajax’s various channels. You can watch via the Ajax App, Ajax.nl and YouTube. Kick-off is at 19:30, with the livestream starting ten minutes earlier. There will be accompanying coverage before the match, at half-time and after the final whistle.

Maarten Stekelenburg defended the Ajax goal in 311 official matches and, among other achievements, won four league titles with the Amsterdam club. In honour of his 44th birthday, we have compiled ten fine saves by the former Ajax player.

Ajax endured a frustrating evening at the Johan Cruijff ArenA against Excelsior. On Saturday night, Míchel Sánchez's side were held to a 2-2 draw. Ajax dominated proceedings and struck the woodwork on several occasions, but were unable to avoid dropping points.





Ajax dropped points against Excelsior once again at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, with Míchel Sánchez's side forced to settle for a 2-2 draw. Ajax also failed to beat the Rotterdam outfit last season.

