Abel Dhaira (9 September 1987 – 27 March 2016) was an Ugandan international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He capped 13 times for the Uganda national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Jinja, Uganda | ||
Date of death | 27 March 2016(2016-03-27) (aged 28) | ||
Place of death | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Express | ||
2008–2009 | URA | ||
2010 | AS Vita | ||
2011–2012 | ÍBV | 31 | (0) |
2013 | Simba | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 | ÍBV | 27 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009–2016 | Uganda | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dhaira played club football in Uganda, the Congo and Iceland for Express, URA,[2] AS Vita (whom he joined in December 2009 for US$22,000[3]) and ÍBV.[4][5][6] He was released by Tanzanian club Simba SC in December 2013.[7]
Dhaira made his international debut for Uganda in 2009.[4] He won three CECAFA Cups in 2009, 2011 and 2012.[8] At the 2012 CECAFA Cup he was hospitalised following a collision with an opposition player.[9]
In 2015, Dhaira was diagnosed with abdominal cancer and underwent an surgery in Uganda in December the same year. He returned to Iceland in January 2016 where he underwent further medical treatment.[10][11] However, the cancer had spread throughout his body and on 27 March 2016, he died from the illness at The National University Hospital of Iceland, at the age of 28.[12][13]
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