Local players to be screened for Cancer

After the untimely death of Uganda Cranes' goalkeeper  Abel Dhaira, local soccer governing body FUFA has come up with an awareness campaign about the deadly cancer disease. 

FUFA through its partnership with the Uganda Cancer Institute will conduct cancer awareness workshop this Saturday at Nakivubo stadium. They will be cancer screening and awareness for all the players, retired players and supporters for free of charge.

After screening, there will be a main match between the Ex-footballers and the Uganda Cancer Institute staff. Before the main match, several teams including the media will curtain raise.

Dhaira succumbed to abdominal cancer on March 27 in Iceland where he had been playing professional football with IBV.

The late Dhaira was laid to rest at Buyaga Village in Kigandalo subcounty Mayuge District on April 6.