 In January 2007 Ajax CT managed to beat AFC Ajax 3–1 in a friendly game held in Cape Town.The next friendly, played in Amsterdam, ended in a 3–2 win for AFC Ajax in July 2009.Over the years several Ajax CT players have made the step to the mother club, among them Steven Pienaar in 2002, Daylon Claasen in 2009, Eyong Enoh in 2008 and Thulani Serero in 2011.