Afif makes history, QFA receives Asian Cup Host Appreciation accolade at AFC Annual Awards
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Doha: Qatari playmaker Akram Afif made history yesterday becoming the first player from his country to be crowned Asian Player of the Year at the AFC...
Doha: Qatari playmaker Akram Afif made history yesterday becoming the first player from his country to be crowned Asian Player of the Year at the AFC Annual Awards 2023 in Seoul.
Qatar celebrated another accolade at the stunning Grand Peace Palace, as the Qatar Football Association (QFA) was honoured with the Asian Cup Host Appreciation award for hosting the best-ever Asian Cup earlier this year.
Afif, who also won in 2019, secured the award ahead of Jordan’s Yazan Al Naimat and South Korean Seol Young-woo.
He joined Japan’s Hidetoshi Nakata and Uzbekistan’s Server Djeparov as the third player to win this award more than once.
Afif led Qatar to their second successive Asian Cup title scoring eight goals including the first ever hat-trick in the final of the continental showpiece at home.
