Hassan Afif

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| name = Hassan Afif

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| fullname = Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moshi, Tanzania

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = ? | clubs1 = Simba S.C. | caps1 = 101 | goals1 = 27

| years2 = ? | clubs2 = Horseed FC | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = -1986 | clubs3 = Al Ittihad | caps3 = | goals3 =

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| nationalyears1 = 1972–1980 | nationalteam1 = Somalia{{cite web|title=Xasan Cafiif oo Ka hadlay Guusha Wiilkiisa|url=https://www.axadletimes.com/somali/xasan-cafiif-oo-ka-hadlay-guusha-wiilkiisa.html5#axzz5ibCqc7EU|language=so|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140940/https://www.axadletimes.com/somali/xasan-cafiif-oo-ka-hadlay-guusha-wiilkiisa.html5#axzz5ibCqc7EU|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=TAARIIKHDA CAFIIF |url=http://somaliwiki.com/index.php/2017/03/15/taariikhda-cafiif/|language=so}}

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = ?

| manageryears1 = 1986–1987 |managerclubs1 = Al Ittihad

| manageryears2 = 2001–2003 |managerclubs2 = Al-Ittifaq

| manageryears3 = 2005–2008 |managerclubs3 = Al-Markhiya

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Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei ({{langx|so|Xasan Cafiif}}, {{langx|ar|حسن عفيف}}; born 20 December 1956){{cite web |title=J/Land:-"Kisima"-Xassan Cafiifi Yaxya-Waa Nin Sidee |url=https://www.allkisima.com/?p=7013 |date=24 September 2011|language=so}} is a football manager and former footballer. Born in Tanzania, he played for the Somalia national team.

Playing career

Afif played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia,{{cite web |title=SOOYAALKA [ TAARIIKHDA ] HORYAALKA KUBADDA CAGTA SOOMAALIYA |url=https://makatoone.blogspot.com/2014/10/sooyaalka-horyaalka-soomaaliya.html|language=so}} 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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=6786|title=Kooora Archive|publisher=Kooora.com|date=21 November 2001|language=Arabic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/93011c22-8e92-4efb-98ff-40eb0b9a8249|script-title=ar:السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=8 February 2003|language=Arabic}}

Personal life

Born in Moshi, Tanzania, Afif was raised in Somalia. He comes from the Yafa' tribe.

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.{{cite web |date=13 February 2015 |title=Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: "Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt" |url=http://as-eupen.be/torgefaehrlicher-teamplayer/ |publisher=KAS Eupen}}{{cite web |date=17 May 2011 |title=من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif) |url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=28078270 |publisher=Kooora.com |language=Arabic}}