On the road with Ajax

“I replied to the Instagram post without thinking anything of it; it was a nice surprise when I found out I’d won,” says 19-year-old Ajax fan Ole Woltmeijer (above left), whose trip has included the opportunity to experience the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour driven by Nissan. “In the morning I went to my university — I’m a marketing, business and economics student in Zwolle — to print the tickets out at 8am, and then took four hours to drive down here. I don’t actually have a car so I arranged for my grandmother to lend me hers.

“I’ve always been an Ajax fan. I was born on the other side of the country from Amsterdam but my dad was an Ajax fan and he ‘educated’ me. Basically he told me, ‘You’re going to be an Ajax fan.’ I’ve seen videos of games from our golden era. It’s my dad’s fault. Hakim Ziyech is my favourite player now. He’s so creative. I love that he takes risks on the ball.