Afif named AFC Asian Player of the Year

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Qatar's forward Akram Afif controls the ball during the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A football match between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates at the Khalifa International Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha on December 2, 2019. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

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Qatar forward Akram Afif has been named Asia’s men''s players of the year at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong on Monday. Afif, who made a record 10 assists in Qatar''s run to the Asian Cup title, beat Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and Tomoaki Makino of Japan to the Asian Football Confederation honour. “Very happy to be selected as the Asian Player of the Year. This is a great honour for me,” tweeted 23-year-old Afif.

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