Ugandan keeper Abel Dhaira has lost his battle against abdominal cancer after he passed on on Sunday afternoon Soka25east.com can reveal.

The Ugandan goalkeeper  who played for Icelandic club ÍBV, has been in and out of hospital after it was discovered that he had abdominal cancer which has affected his playing time for the club.

28 Year old Dhaira  was undergoing   chemotherapy treatment in the Nordic island nation.At 28 years,Abel Dhaira should have been at the prime of his footballling career but after being diagnosed he was mostly in the hospital bed battling for his life in Iceland after being diagnosed with the rare type of cancer..

This came after his club ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar started a fundraising drive where a friendly game was played on Sunday between Dhaira’s current and former teammates against a select team from the Icelandic second tier league.

Abel Dhaira has played club football in Uganda, Congo and Iceland for clubs such as Express, URA, AS Vita and ÍBV.

He made his international debut for Uganda in 2009 and competed at the 2012 CECAFA Cup, where he was hospitalized following a collision with an opposition player.

At Soka25east.com we condole with his family,friends and the football community in Uganda.

Abel Dhaira(L) was very sick Dhaira while still playing soccer

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com