Not only the Santander League teams will be attentive to the great players of the World Cup event
The sporting gijon It is one of the many clubs that will be attentive to everything that happens during the World Cup in Qatar. A World Cup where there is not only a place for international stars, who are the ones that attract all eyes, but also for Lesser-known minor leaguers looking for an opportunity to prove their true worth. And what better showcase than a World Cup event.
Thanks to this showcase we can discover players who currently do not play in Europe and who dream of making the leap or with players who, although they have had the opportunity, have not come at the right time. And this is the case of a footballer who Sporting de Gijón will put special interest in him during the World Cup.
The player that Sporting de Gijón will follow in the World Cup in Qatar
On this occasion, the footballer in question who will be followed by the Asturian team will be Akram Afif. For many he will be a complete stranger, but not for Sporting de Gijón fans. Nor for Villarreal CF fans, as the Qatari footballer went through both clubs at the beginning of his career.
This happened when several of the great talents of Qatari football reached Spanish youth academies through an agreement between the two federations. But Afif, who came to our football at a very young age, never settled down. However, during his time in Spain he left us great glimpses of quality, although he lacked regularity.
Afif, the great star of Qatar that the clubs will watch
Now, at 25, the footballer faces the most important tournament of his career. In Qatar, Afif will be the great reference for the local team, which has all its hopes placed on him. If he has a good World Cup, he could once again win a chance in European football and, why not, in the Santander League.
He currently has a contract with Al-Sadd, the team that Xavi Hernández coached, until 2025. But if he receives an offer from Europe, the player would be willing to change the air again to try his luck in the old continent. Now we can only wait to see what Afif’s role will be like in the World Cup with Qatar, since Sporting de Gijón will be very attentive to his level on the pitch.