Leo Adraa

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Leo Adraa
Personal information
Place of birth Uganda
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Uganda [1]
Managerial career
1999 Uganda U23 [1]
2003–2004 Uganda
Atlabara FC
2016 South Sudan
2016–20xx Onduparaka FC [2]
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Leo Adraa

Leo Adraa is a football coach and former football player from Uganda.

South Sudan

Winning the South Sudan domestic league with Atlabara FC, Adraa would lead the club to the 2014 CAF Champions League, the first time a South Sudanese club would compete in the competition. [1]

Appointed caretaker coach of the South Sudan national team in 2016, the Ugandan was to lead the squad for the two remaining 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers; [3] however, he resigned from the position after one match that year because of the football associations's negligence towards his salary, citing unpaid wages. [4] Adraa has stated he would never return to South Sudan again. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Leo Adraa to Lead South Sudan Club to Champions League - Elgon Sports - Latest Uganda Sports News, analysis, fixtures, results - Uganda Premier League - FUFA Big League". elgonsports.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Leo Adraa joins Onduparaka as head coach" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (3 June 2016). "Adraa Leads South Sudan In Afcon Qualifier". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (8 July 2016). "South Sudan interim coach Leo Adraa resigns over owed wages". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (6 July 2016). "Not Returning To South Sudan – Adraa". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 11 April 2018.