The budding wonderkid of Cameroonian heritage is linking up with the Amsterdam-based club following his successful trials with the youth team ranks for the past days
Dutch-born Cameroonian starlet Emmanuel Nankeng has completed his switch to Eredivisie giants Ajax, the club have confirmed.
The 14-year-old teenage sensation was lured by the Johan Cruyff Arena campaigners from Dutch lowly division club Amsterdamsche Football Club.
His capturing will see him teaming up with his triplet brother Yvan Nankeng, who is currently playing with the Ajax U15 after separating from each other since age 8.
Speaking in an exclusive interview, the promising talent has spoken about his move to the Dutch talents honing side to Ajax Showtime: ''I was shocked, because I hadn't played with my little brother since the U8s. I was really happy when I heard that I had been accepted. I played at SV Hoofddorp until the U14s, a year above my own age category. Since this season, I have been playing for AFC U14.''
He continued by revealing his amusement over the transfer news from his mother after excelling during his trials: ''After a good match against WV-HEDW (another Amsterdam amateur club, ed.), I was invited by Ajax. After that, I did three trials. The first time was a match against FC Volendam, then a match against Almere City, and the last time was a training session.''
''My mother received a phone call and told me later. I was really very happy. I sometimes watch Ajax youth teams on YouTube and dreamed of playing there too.''
Emmanuel Nankeng, Yvan Nankeng and Stanley Nankeng are triplet playing football, with Emmanuel and Yvan now set to continue their developmental stages with the Ajax Academy.
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