Abdah Alif


Abdah Alif is a Malaysian former footballer who played as a midfielder for Terengganu, Pahang and the Malaysia national team.

Career overview

Abdah was born in Terengganu. He played for Terengganu and Pahang in the Malaysia Cup between the 1970s to 1980s. He was a squad player for Malaysia national team in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. He scoring in the 2–0 win against the UAE in the group stage.
He also part of the Malaysian team that qualified to the 1980 Olympic games Moscow which Malaysia boycotted. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score in the Merdeka Stadium.
In total, Abdah earned 60 international caps and scored 13 international goals for Malaysia.

Personal life

His brothers Yunus Alif and Najib Alif were also footballers, with Yunus also played with Malaysia.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 August 1976Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia7–11974 Merdeka Tournament
219 September 1976Seoul, South Korea4–01976 Korea President Cup
318 December 1976Bangkok, Thailand6–01976 Thailand Kings Cup
418 July 1977Kuala Lumpur3–01977 Merdeka Tournament
519 November 1977Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–21977 SEA Games
612 July 1978Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–31978 Merdeka Tournament
721 July 1978Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–11978 Merdeka Tournament
823 July 1978Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5–21978 Merdeka Tournament
923 July 1978Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5–21978 Merdeka Tournament
109 September 1978Seoul, South Korea2–11978 Korea President Cup
119 September 1978Seoul, South Korea2–11978 Korea President Cup
122 April 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8–01980 Olympics Qualifications
1320 September 1980Kuwait City, Kuwait2–01980 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Terengganu
Pahang
Malaysia