Singaporean footballerNot to be confused with Abu Samah Borhan.In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abu Samah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Borhan.

Borhan Abu Samah (30 November 1964 – 29 October 1999) was a Singaporean footballer who played for the Singapore national team in the 1990s.

He was a left-back best known for his hard-tackling and "bulldog" style of play, earning himself the nickname of the "Russian Tank". He made his international debut against Indonesia on 4 April 1987. He was part of the Pahang squad which won the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup double in the 1992 FAM League season. He achieved the double again playing for the Singapore Lions in 1994.

Borhan died of liver cancer on 29 October 1999, at the age of 34.

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