| 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]
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]
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]
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]
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