2024-02-11 20:10:32
The Qatari Akram Afif entered the history of football. The Arab side’s forward became the first player to score a hat-trick that came from a penalty shootout in the final. No one in the history of the most popular sport had ever done anything like this.
Afif scored 3 times from the penalty spot in the Asian Cup trophy dispute. His country won the continental competition hosted by Qatar for the second time in a row with a 3-1 win over Jordan
Referee Ma Ning of China also made history with the three penalties awarded in the title match.
Afif added a second individual prize of the tournament. At the last edition of the Asian Cup, the Qatari footballer finished the tournament with a record 10 assists. At the home forum, Afif became the top scorer with 8 goals. The footballer’s big dream is to play in Europe again. But that didn’t depend on him, but on …his other half.
“I want to play in Europe, but my wife will decide if she wants us to move,” said the Qatari football star. He has been playing for the local “Al Sadd” for years.
“For the first time, my wife was at the stadium and she is watching me with the national team,” said Afif