Mary Dawa

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Mary Dawa
Personal information
Full name Mary Dawa Marko
Place of birth South Sudan
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Yei Joint Stars
International career
South Sudan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dawa: 'I stumbled on football but never gave up possession'". cityreviewss.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2023-11-02.
  2. 1 2 "Mary Dawa aspiring for greater heights". dailywestnile.info. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. "Yei Joint Stars release final squad". kick442.com.
  4. "South Sudan Senior Women Team To Have Maiden International Friendly". ncmorningpost.com.