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Ajax defenders to receive 'Oranje' call-up

Geplaatst: do feb 05, 2004 1:03 pm
door mr_cooper
Holland coach Dick Advocaat is not intending to stop with testing young players. Earlier this week Advocaat announced that Feyenoord talent Robin van Persie would be getting the chance to display his skills against the United States . Advocaat has now confirmed that Ajax defender Johnny Heitinga and Nigel de Jong are in line to make their Dutch debuts. Heitinga is an enormous talent and has already surpassed the level required to replace veteran defender Frank de Boer, who is battling to retain his place in the Holland squad. and Heitinga has had a meteoric rise, having overcome serious injury to establish himself as a key member of Ronald Koeman's Ajax side. Another Ajax talent heading for his debut is Nigel de Jong, who has also established himself as a regular this term at the tender age of 19.