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Hassan Afif (Xasan Cafiif)
Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei (born 20 December 1956 in Tanzania) is a former footballer who was raised in Somalia and played for the Somalia national team and for Horseed, before moving to Qatar, where he became a citizen and later a club manager. His sons Ali and Akram Afif have played for Qatar.
Who is he?
Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei is a former footballer and manager born in Moshi, Tanzania, on 20 December 1956 and raised in Somalia (Wikipedia, 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). He then moved to Qatar to play for Al Ittihad 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.
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.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Hassan Afif · en.wikipedia.org
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