Ajax coach De Boer agrees to extend contract

The Hague, May 22 (IANS) Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.

The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract expires in 2014, will now sign a new four-year deal running from July 1, 2013 until June 20, 2017, reports Xinhua.

The 43-year-old former Dutch international started as head coach of Ajax in December 2010. He captured three consecutive Dutch league in the past two-and-a-half years.

“This new contact is exactly what I wanted,” De Boer reacted on the website of Ajax. “I like it here and my family is happy here. I also see enough challenges.”

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