Ajax Cape Town have announced that the club have agreed terms with Zambian international midfielder Rodrick Kabwe.
Kabwe is set to join the club in January 2017.
‘Chief Scout, Luis de Faria, spotted Rodrick on a recent scouting trip to Zambia,’ said club CEO Ari Efstathiou. ‘We subsequently invited the player to come and train at Ikamva in Cape Town and he has been with us for 10 days.’
‘The coach and the technical team are very impressed with him and he will be a perfect addition to the squad ahead of the second half of the 2016-17 season.’
Kabwe, set to join the club during the upcoming transfer window, will be the second player joining Ajax in the New Year, following the acquisition of Rheece Evans last week.
The 24-year-old, Kabwe, has won 25 international caps for Zambia (including friendly matches) and he was most recently part of the Chipolopolo squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon and Nigeria.
Kabwe also made an appearance off the bench in Zambia’s 1-1 draw in their final 2017 Africa Cup of Nation qualifying match with Kenya in Ndola, back in September.
On the final day of the 2016 MTN FAZ Super League (Zambia) season, Kabwe scored a brace for league champions Zanaco as they wrapped up their campaign in style with a 4-0 win over Nkwazi.
The Ndola-born playmaker scored 10 goals for Zanaco during a record-breaking campaign for the men from the Zambian capital.
Kabwe, who compares himself to former Premier Soccer League (PSL) star Noah Chivuta, spoke to ajaxct.co.za after he had agreed terms with the club:
‘Luis saw me and recommend me to come here and now I find myself here in Cape Town at Ajax,’ said Kabwe at the club’s Ikamva base.
‘It has been really fantastic, the guys are friendly and I am feeling good. I have only been here for little over a week, so it is quite interesting and I hope we will build on our relationships when I come back [following Christmas].
Kabwe continued: ‘I am excited yes, this will be my first international club. I am really excited and I thank God for it. I wouldn’t say much about myself right now, come and watch for yourself next year.’
