Mary Dawa Explained

Mary Dawa
Full Name:Mary Dawa Marko
Birth Place:South Sudan
Position:Midfielder
Nationalteam1:South Sudan

Mary Dawa Marko is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for the South Sudan women's national football team.

Early life

Dawa played netball as a child.[1] Dawa attended Mukono High School in Uganda.[2]

Club career

Dawa played for South Sudanese side Yei Joint Stars in CAF Champions League qualification.[3]

International career

Dawa played for the South Sudan women's national football team in the team's first friendly.[4]

Style of play

Dawa mainly operates as a midfielder and has been described as an "excellent crosser of the ball with lung-bursting runs down the flank customary of most wing players and a great executor of set pieces".[2]

Personal life

Dawa's father was initially against her playing football.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dawa: ‘I stumbled on football but never gave up possession’. cityreviewss.com (Archived).
  2. Web site: Mary Dawa aspiring for greater heights. dailywestnile.info.
  3. Web site: Yei Joint Stars release final squad. kick442.com.
  4. Web site: South Sudan Senior Women Team To Have Maiden International Friendly. ncmorningpost.com.