The Ajax Cape Town Post
Market11 Jan 2027
Williams Erasmus hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Ajax Cape Town can pretend not to have heard.
Market11 Jan 2027
Itumeleng Erasmus has said yes to Jomo Cosmos
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Ajax Cape Town have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Deano Van Rooyen
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Real improvement from Bradley Zwane at Ajax Cape Town
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Bradley Zwane is 20, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Ajax Cape Town
Erick Phiri and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Door shut on Kipras Kažukolovas
Ajax Cape Town asked and Astana said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Williams Erasmus is not the player he was
It happens to all of them and it is still the hardest paragraph a local paper has to write. 34 years old, 3 points down on where he was, and a body that has started charging interest on a career.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Ajax Cape Town training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Musa Drammeh is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market11 Jan 2027
Luther Mphela is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Ajax Cape Town has been clear about where Luther Mphela stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Transfer targets Ajax Cape Town try to borrow Mduduzi Shabalala
- Market The Thulani Mothiba conversation is coming
- Player ratings Williams Erasmus was the difference for Ajax Cape Town