Boukhari needed by NAC
Thursday, September 4, 2003
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Dutch club NAC Breda have signed the AFC Ajax winger Nordin Boukhari on loan for the rest of the season.
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NAC Breda have signed winger Nourdin Boukhari on loan for the rest of the season from Dutch rivals AFC Ajax.
Bobson replacement
The 23-year-old has three years left on his contract in Amsterdam but does not figure in Ajax coach Ronald Koeman's plans, especially with Wamberto, Victor Sikora and Tom Soetars all ahead of him in the pecking order. He will replace Kevin Bobson at NAC, who left for Spanish side RCD Espanyol last weekend.
Admired player
NAC coach Ton Lokhoff said: "I know Boukhari pretty well. Last season I saw him play in the Ajax second team several times. I like his style. I also understood from people who know him better that he has a good character."
Sparta start
Boukhari started his career at Sparta Rotterdam in 1999 and played 76 matches, scoring 13 goals, before moving to Ajax in summer 2002. Last season he played 22 matches, mainly as substitute, and found the net six times.
