By Daily Sports on May 10, 2019
Former Ajax forward Nwankwo Kanu has applauded the club players for their efforts after bowing to a 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the return leg of their Uefa Champions League semi-final game.
The Dutch Eredivisie leaders gave up a first leg advantage to settle for a 3-3 aggregate result in Amsterdam on Wednesday.
Lucas Moura’s hat-trick cancelled out goals from Matthijs De Ligt and Hakim Ziyech to secure a final berth for Tottenham on away goals.
The defeat ended the Sons of Gods’ dreams of qualifying for their first Champions League final since 1996 and to win their fifth title in the competition.
In his reaction to the result, Kanu who was a member of the Ajax team that won the elite European tournament in 1994-95, praised the players’ spirit for getting to the last-four stage.
“So close. We will always keep our head up. Proud of you boys,” Kanu wrote on Instagram.
Ajax will hope to bounce back from their Champions League exit in Sunday’s league meeting against Utrecht as they aim for their first Eredivisie crown in five years. (Goal)
•Photo shows Nwankwo Kanu
Source Daily Sports
Posted May 10, 2019
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