Hassan Afif

Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei (Somali: Xasan Cafiif, Arabic: حسن عفيف; born 20 December 1956)^[3] is a football manager and former footballer. Born in Tanzania, he played for the Somalia national team.

Hassan Afif

Personal information
Full name	Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei
Date of birth	(1956-12-20) 20 December 1956 (age 69)
Place of birth	Moshi, Tanzania
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?	Simba S.C.	101	(27)
?	Horseed FC	5	(1)
-1986	Al Ittihad
International career
1972–1980	Somalia[1][2]	20	(?)
Managerial career
1986–1987	Al Ittihad
2001–2003	Al-Ittifaq
2005–2008	Al-Markhiya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Afif played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia,^[1][2][3][4] before moving to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized as a Qatari citizen.

He played internationally for the Somalia national team.^[1][2][3][4]

Managerial career

After he retired as a player, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and again in 2006 and 2007.^[5][6]

Personal life

Born in Moshi, Tanzania, Afif was raised in Somalia. He comes from the Yafa' tribe.^[1][2][3]

He has six children with his wife, Fayza, from Yemen. His sons Ali and Akram are also footballers. They represented Qatar in the international level.^[7][8]