Obodai makes Ajax Debut

The good tiding for Coach Ralph Zumdick grows by the day.

After he guided the Black Stars to a 7-0 aggregate spanking of Somalia, he is now standing a better position of choosing from a wide pool of young talents he can choose from, to represent Ghana at both the U-23 and senior national team levels.

Ghana’s Anthony Obodai made his debut for the first team of the Dutch giants, Ajax Amsterdam in their league match against Heerenveen in the Dutch league yesterday.

The former Black Starlets midfielder was instrumental in his team’s 3-1 win. In the 59th minute of the game, he set up the Swedish player Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score the third goal for his team.

Coach Ronald Koeman was highly impressed with Obodai’s performance and told the press: “ I think he played very well today. He deserves a position in the team if he continues to play like he has started.”

Speaking to Ghanaweb this evening Obodai revealed: “even though I have started on this good I will not be swollen headed but to go on, improve and play better than I did yesterday.” He said:“getting a first team place in Ajax is not easy, but I will continue fighting till I land a regular place.

The match was the start of a tough week in which Ajax will host AC Milan on Wednesday and Feyenoord next Sunday in the Amsterdam Arena.

The 21-year old Ghanaian played on loan for Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen in Belgian first division league last year, scoring two goals as a midfielder.

He returned to Amsterdam in the summer to join the first team, after impressing the coaches in a friendly against Holland in June.