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Serero fancies Ajax for title

Johannesburg - Ajax Cape Town midfielder Thulani Serero has welcomed the club's underdog tag in the league chase.

Serero fancies the Urban Warriors for the Premier League despite praise for their rival top-four contenders.

"We don't mind that people are not talking about us. I think we stand just as good a chance as any of the teams at the top to win the league," he told Sowetan

After Ajax's 2-1 win over Cape rivals Vasco da Gama, where the 20-year-old netted twice, the Urban Warriors are now third on the league with 43 points. Serero attributes their good form to coach Foppe de Haan.

"He is a very good coach who likes his players to enjoy themselves on the pitch. He likes attacking football and wants us to play a passing game," said Serero.

He said De Haan's influence would be sorely missed if he were to leave.

"I would be heartbroken if he left. It would be a big blow to us if he leaves."

Serero himself ruled out leaving the club for a local rival, but is open to plying his trade overseas.

He added: "I'm happy at Ajax and I wouldn't want to leave it for any local side. My intention is to play well so that I can go play in Europe, not locally."

The Soweto-born midfielder,who recently featured for Bafana Bafana in a friendly against Kenya, has two more years left on his current contract.

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