Ghanaian professional footballer Mohammed Kudus who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax has been named King of the Match for the second consecutive time after Ajax defeated Waalwijk.

With the help of a goal from Mohammed Kudus, Ajax lead at halftime to defeat RKC Waalwijk. 

A week after scoring in the Dutch Cup match, the 22-year-old added to his season total as John Heitinga’s team won 3-1 at home. Mats Seuntjens scored the game’s first goal for the away side in the 17th minute, and Ajax had only one shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.

After halftime, Heitinga’s team changed tactics, and Ajax’s Brian Brobbey, who came off the substitute, tied the game.

After 78 minutes of play at the Johan Cruijff Arena, Ajax took a 2-1 lead when substitute Calvin Bassey assisted on a goal by Jurrien Timber.

Nine minutes before the end of the game, Kudus scored by grabbing a pass from Steven Berghuis and putting it in the back of the net. He then went off for an extra time.

Recently Former Ajax player Rafael van der Vaart revealed that former Ajax Director of Football Marc Overmars believed he could transfer Mohammed Kudus for €100 million.

Van der Vaart asserts that Overmars had prized Kudus as his best acquisition since becoming a football executive and believes he holds the key to their financial freedom. After talking about the Ghanaian’s abilities, Van der Vaart recalled Overmars telling him Kudus could bring Ajax a €100 million sale.

“When I saw Kudus for the first time during a friendly, I spoke with Marc Overmars and he said to me: ‘Rafael, this is my best signing of all time, this one will deliver us €100M,’” he said after Kudus’ performance against Camburr.

Meanwhile, Ajax defeated Camburr 5-0 on Sunday, February 5, 2023, with Kudus contributing an assist. Steven Berghuis scored the second goal from close range after he amazingly defeated his opponent in the 18-yard area.

In his last three games, he has now contributed to three goals ( 2 goals, 1 assist). He presently has 12 goals and 2 assists across all competitions, making this his second assist of the season.

Source – Tru News Report

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