Hard time for Ajax Cape Town when league resumes

RELEGATION-HAUNTED Ajax Cape Town face a crunch time next month if they are to get themselves out of trouble‚ coach Stanley Menzo said.

Ajax are second from bottom in the Premier Soccer League standings, with 13 points from 14 matches.

“January will be very important for the team‚ for the club‚” Menzo said.

“We have five games [in the month] where we have to try to gain points, because it is tough at the bottom of the league.

“It is going to be a very important month and hopefully we will get some players who can add something to this team.”

Ajax are on the cusp of making several new signings to boost their squad as well as releasing players in what should be a busy January transfer window for them.

They have already bought striker Muzi Thabotha, from National First Division frontrunner Highlands Park and have plans to bring in another Zimbabwe forward.

The additional men will likely be a major fillip to a dispirited squad.

The club looked bereft of any zest in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Kaizer Chiefs in Durban. “Confidence you get by working hard in training and doing the things you need to do properly in training‚” Menzo said.

“I can’t bring confidence just like that‚ we all have to work hard on it.”

One advantage for Ajax‚ notoriously poor travellers‚ is the fact that all of their matches next month are at home‚ giving them the opportunity to find some form.