Abel Dhaira Explained

Abel Dhaira
Birth Date:9 September 1987
Birth Place:Jinja, Uganda
Death Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2006–2008
Clubs1:Express
Years2:2008–2009
Clubs2:URA
Years3:2010
Clubs3:AS Vita
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:ÍBV
Caps4:31
Goals4:0
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Simba
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2014–2016
Clubs6:ÍBV
Caps6:27
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2016
Nationalteam1:Uganda
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0

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]

Club career

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. He was released by Tanzanian club Simba SC in December 2013.[4]

International career

Dhaira made his international debut for Uganda in 2009. He won three CECAFA Cups in 2009, 2011 and 2012.[5] At the 2012 CECAFA Cup he was hospitalised following a collision with an opposition player.[6]

Death

In 2015, Dhaira was diagnosed with abdominal cancer and underwent a surgery in Uganda in December the same year. He returned to Iceland in January 2016 where he underwent further medical treatment.[7] [8] 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.[9] [10]

Honours

Uganda

Notes and References

  1. News: Jóhann Ólafsson . Abel Dhaira lést á páskadag . 11 May 2022 . . 29 March 2016 . Icelandic.
  2. http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1186522/dhaira-opts-ura-fc Dhaira opts for URA FC
  3. http://allafrica.com/stories/201001040202.html Uganda: URA to Pocket Sh42 Million for Dhaira
  4. http://www.redpepper.co.ug/dhaira-clarifies-his-word-over-simba-exit/ Dhaira Clarifies His Word Over Simba Exit
  5. News: Tanzanians join Ugandans to mourn Dhaira loss. 28 May 2016. Daily News (Tanzania). 29 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Hosts Uganda and Ethiopia win their opening Cecafa games. 24 November 2012. Andrew Jackson Oryada. BBC Sport.
  7. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Abel Dhaira deceased . 11 May 2022 . . 27 March 2016 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Magnús Már Einarsson . Abel heimsóttur á sjúkrahúsið: Bjartsýnn á bata . 11 May 2022 . . 16 February 2016 . Icelandic.
  9. Web site: Uganda Cranes goalie, Abel Dhaira dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328102742/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/25806-uganda-cranes-goalie-abel-dhaira-dead.html. dead. 28 March 2016. Kawowo.com. 27 March 2016. 27 March 2016.
  10. News: Guðmundur Björn Þorbjörnsson . Abel Dhaira látinn . 11 May 2022 . . 27 March 2016 . Icelandic.