s ▁fort unes ▁started ▁to ▁change ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Having ▁missed ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁mal aria , ▁Bab ang ida ▁gradually ▁lost ▁his ▁starting ▁line - up ▁position ▁as ▁Mort en ▁O ls en ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁improve ▁on ▁the ▁team ' s ▁incons istent ▁performances ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁league ▁and ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Bab ang ida ▁started ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁opening ▁Champions ▁League ▁games . ▁The ▁European ▁season , ▁however , ▁ended ▁in ▁disappoint ment ▁as ▁Ajax ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁their ▁group ▁behind ▁Olymp ia cos , ▁Din amo ▁Zag reb ▁and ▁Porto . ▁Over all , ▁Bab ang ida ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁league ▁games ▁for ▁Ajax ▁that ▁season , ▁starting ▁only ▁seven . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Cup ▁final ▁where ▁Ajax ▁managed ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁tro phy ▁after ▁be ating ▁Fort una ▁S itt ard ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Bab ang ida ▁saw ▁even ▁less ▁playing ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season , ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁mere ▁eight ▁appearances ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁play ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁off load ▁the ▁player , ▁Ajax ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Sü per ▁Lig ▁side ▁Gen ç ler bir li ğ i , ▁who ▁signed ▁Bab ang ida ▁on ▁a ▁half - year ▁loan