Rivaldo Coetzee’s move to Glasgow Celtic is another feather in the cap of the Ajax Cape Town development structures, which must rank as the best in the country given the number of players they have produced. Ajax have agreed a fee with Celtic for the 20-year-old Bafana Bafana defender‚ who will complete the transfer this week subject to a medical and work permit application. No figures have been released‚ but it is understood the transfer fee is in the region of £750‚000 for the footballer who arrived in the Mother City from Kakamas in the Northern Cape at the age of 15. The Urban Warriors’ mandate as a club‚ handed down by 51% co-owner Ajax Amsterdam‚ is to produce young players for the European market. Despite a hit-and-miss record‚ they have done that comfortably more than any other South African side. Here are some players they have developed who have gone on to play in Europe‚ mostly with success. Steven Pienaar: Played at Ajax Amsterdam‚ Borussia Dortmund‚ Everton‚ Tottenham H...
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