# Hassan Afif (Xasan Cafiif)

> Hassan Afif (born 1956): Somalia international footballer who became a coach in Qatar; father of Akram Afif.

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## Who is he?

Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei is a former footballer and manager born in Moshi, [Tanzania](/en/diaspora/tanzania/), on 20 December 1956 and raised in Somalia ([Wikipedia, Hassan Afif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Afif)). His family traces its roots to Yafa' in Yemen (same source).

## Career

He played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia, and for the Somalia national team ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Afif)). He then moved to Qatar to play for Al [Ittihad](/en/institutions/al-itihaad-al-islamiya/) and became a Qatari citizen (same source). As a manager he led Al Gharafa from 1986 to 1987 and Al Markhiya in 2001 to 2003 and 2006 to 2007 (same source). See [Somalis in Qatar](/en/diaspora/qatar/).

His sons Ali and Akram are footballers who have played for Qatar (same source).

## In short

A Somalia international who built a football career in Qatar, where his sons became national team players.

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