ot ▁Fin idi ▁George , ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁depart ed ▁to ▁Real ▁Bet is . ▁ ▁Ajax ▁Bab ang ida ▁joined ▁Ajax ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁a ▁long - antic ip ated ▁€ 5   mill ion ▁move . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁league ▁games , ▁scoring ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁Ajax . ▁Bab ang ida ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁Ajax ' s ▁European ▁campaign , ▁scoring ▁three ▁goals , ▁including ▁one ▁against ▁A ux er re ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stages , ▁and ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁encounter ▁with ▁Atl ético ▁Madrid ▁at ▁the ▁Vic ente ▁Cal der ón ▁Stadium , ▁that ▁put ▁Ajax ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Bab ang ida ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁second ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁Ajax ▁to ▁another ▁E red iv isie ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 9 - point ▁gap ▁over ▁P SV ▁E ind h oven , ▁while ▁his ▁ 1 3 ▁league ▁goals ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁club ' s ▁third ▁top ▁sc orer , ▁behind ▁Sh ota ▁Ar vel ad ze ▁and ▁J ari ▁Lit man en . ▁Ajax ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁second ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁P SV ▁in ▁the ▁K N VB ▁Cup ▁final , ▁with ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁scoring ▁the ▁first ▁goal . ▁ ▁Bab ang ida '