“WHEREBY, THE LATE HANIF ADAMS WAS A TRAINED AVIATION ENGINEER AND WORKED FOR ZAMBIA AIRWAYS. BORN ON 20TH OCTOBER, 1954, HE ATTENDED PRINCE PHILIP SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LUSAKA, NOW KNOWN AS THE KAMWALA SECONDARY SCHOOL. ADAMS WAS A TRAILBLAZER IN ZAMBIA’S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, FOUNDING POPULAR CLUBS LIKE VALENTINOS AND ZENON, WHICH PROMOTED LOCAL MUSIC AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS LARGELY OVERLOOKED. HE ALSO HAD A DEEP PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND BEGAN SCOUTING FOR PLAYERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA. HE THEN ESTABLISHED LUSAKA DYNAMOS FOOTBALL CLUB IN 1979. WHAT STARTED AS A SOCIAL TEAM QUICKLY GREW INTO A PROFESSIONAL CLUB UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING YOUNG TALENT, INCLUDING NATIONAL TEAM STARS LIKE HICHANI HIMOONDE, KENNEDY MWEENE, AND KALILILO KAKONJE, KEY MEMBERS OF ZAMBIA'S HISTORIC 2012 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS WINNING TEAM. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, LUSAKA DYNAMOS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES SUCH AS WINNING THE ZAMBIAN CHALLENGE CUP IN 2000, SECURING A FIFTH PLACE IN THE ZAMBIAN LEAGUE IN 2017 AND WINNING THE ABSA CUP IN 2021. HE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA AND SERVED ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, OFFERING VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE SPORT. HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FOOTBALL IS INDEED WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 531 |
| Gazette Vol. | 64 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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