Hassan Afif ( so, Xasan Cafiif, ar, حسن عفيف) (born 20 December 1956),
is a Tanzanian–born,
Somali raised and of
Yemeni
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origin football manager and former footballer. He comes from the famous and well-known
Yafa
Yafa () is an Arab tribe, geographical area, and district inhabited by the Yafa'i tribe in South Arabia, located in Lahij Governorate. It is one of the biggest tribes that descended from the ancient Himyarites. Today, most members of the trib ...
tribe and is the father of footballers
Akram and
Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...
.
Football career
He previously played for
Simba
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in Tanzania and
Horseed in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
and
Somalia national team,
before moving to Qatar and playing for
Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized as a Qatari citizen. After he retired from playing, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007.
Personal life
Afif has six offspring and was born in
Moshi, Tanzania
Moshi is a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro region in the north eastern Tanzania. As of 2017, the municipality has an estimated population of 201,150 and a population density of 3,409 persons per km2 .[Akram Afif
Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif Al Yafei ( ar, أكرم عفيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Early in his career, he was ...]
plays for
QSL side
Al Sadd SC
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...
. His wife, Fayza, comes from Yemen.
References
External links
1956 births
Living people
People with acquired Somali citizenship
Somalian men's footballers
Simba S.C. players
Al-Gharafa SC players
Naturalised citizens of Qatar
Qatar Stars League players
Somalia men's international footballers
Somalian expatriate men's footballers
Qatari people of Somali descent
Men's association football midfielders
Tanzanian Premier League players
People from Kilimanjaro Region
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