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Ghana midfielder Kudus named Ajax's Man of the Match after impressive Eredivisie debut

Ghana youth international Mohammed Kudus has been named Ajax's Man of the Match after helping them beat RKC Waalwijk 3-0 on his Eredivisie debut.

The 20-year-old summer signing from Nordsjaelland played for the duration of the game and produced a dominant performance in the middle of the park.

Goals from Dusan Tadic, Morocco's Zakaria Labyad and Lisandro Martinez steered the hosts to victory but Kudus played crucial defensive and attacking roles for Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday.

He managed the joint-highest number of tackles (5) in Erik ten Hag's team alongside Perr Schurrs and he also completed the highest dribbles (3) with the most pass accuracy (92.