Background
Afif was born in Doha, Qatar. His father played for Tanzanian side Simba and later played in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gharafa.
Afif was born in Doha, Qatar. His father played for Tanzanian side Simba and later played in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gharafa.
He also plays for the Qatar national football team and the Qatar national under-20 football team He is considered to be one of the most promising players to emerge from Qatar. He has a brother, Ali Afif, who is a football player for QSL side Lekhwiya.
His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.
He learned Spanish for his move to Sevilla. In June 2015, he graduated from Aspire Academy.
Youth career
He started off in the youth team of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sadd before moving to Spain to play for Sevilla"s youth teams in October 2012. He represented Sevilla in the 2013 First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kass International Cup, netting a brace and earning an assist in the team"s first match, which ended as a 3–0 victory against Aspire Academy.
He later joined Villarreal"s youth team
Senior career
In January 2015, he was signed by Eupen. He scored a goal in his debut against Eendracht Aalst on 19 January. On January 24 in his next match against Racing Mechelon, he assisted in three of his side"s five goals.
Afif featured in Qatar U20"s AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign in 2014.
During the main tournament, he scored the lone goal in the final against DPR of Korea to give Qatar the victory. He was called up to the senior national team in September 2015 by coach Daniel Carreño.
He also registered an assist in the match.