Playing position Years Team Name Abel Dhaira | Role Footballer 2008–2010 URA Career start 2006 | |
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 28) Current teams Simba S.C. (#1 / Goalkeeper), Uganda national football team (Goalkeeper) | ||
Abel Dhaira Died @28|Famous Ugandan footballer (national team)| Due to abdominal cancer
Abel Dhaira (9 September 1987 – 27 March 2016) was a Ugandan international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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- Abel Dhaira Died 28Famous Ugandan footballer national team Due to abdominal cancer
- Cranes goalkeeper abel dhaira battling rare cancer in iceland
- Club career
- International career
- Death
- Honours
- References
Cranes goalkeeper abel dhaira battling rare cancer in iceland
Club career
Dhaira played club football in Uganda, the Congo and Iceland for Express, URA, AS Vita (whom he joined in December 2009 for US$22,000) and ÍB Vestmannaeyjar. He was released by Tanzanian club Simba SC in December 2013.
International career
Dhaira made his international debut for Uganda in 2009. He won three CECAFA Cups in 2009, 2011 and 2012. At the 2012 CECAFA Cup he was hospitalised following a collision with an opposition player.
Death
On 27 March 2016, Dhaira died from cancer, at the age of 28.
Honours
References
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