Player Profiles

Okiru Siliver started his football career journey with Prime View Soccer academy in 2008 as a young boy.

During his time in the academy he attained two honors namely; Inter Academy U14 and  U15.

While pursuing his O’level at TOPA , Okiru featured for the school team in 2019 in the Airtel Rising Stars where he won the title at Tororo District level.

He has also featured for Tororo Progressive Academy (TOPA) in 2024 Secondary Schools games winning the title at District level but dropping out in rounds of 16 in the Secondary Schools games in Nationals which was held in Masaka.

Okiru growing under the ranks of the academy has had the privilege to play FUFA Junior league in 2022/23 season for his academy, Prime View where the academy was greatly performing but pulled out due to lack of resources.

Okiru’s football career has greatly been influenced by his child hood coach, Mr. Oundo Ronald who has been by his side from the day he joined the academy not until 2023 where he was officially released from the academy on a permanent transfer and signed for Adhola Simbwori Football Club. Upon joining the club Okiru  won several tournaments with the club and the biggest achievement with the club so far is winning the  Tororo 5^TH division League title in the season 2023/2024 hence promoting the team to 4^th division.

His role model internationally is Thiago Alcantera.

His dream is to play professional football and also play for Uganda Cranes.

Strengths:

• Detecting play
• Making good tackles
• Breaking lines
• Good at switch play
• Good composure
• Intercepting passes
• Good at ariel duels
• Good at dribbling