Sam Dauya
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Sam Dauya was the Zimbabwean
founder of the Dynamos F.C. football team, which was founded in 1963 and is based in Harare
.
Dauya was born to Malawian
parents in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe, on October 22, 1937. He attended St Michael's School as a student. His first job following the completion of his studies was as a credit
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at Zimbabwe Furnishers, which at the time was owned by Teddy Cohen.
Dauya began thinking of starting his own soccer team in the early 1960s, after authorities in what was then known as Rhodesia
started a professional football in 1962 composed exclusively of white players. Blacks were not permitted to play on the Rhodesian teams. Coincidentally, two black football teams, Salisbury City and Salisbury United
, were disbanded at approximately this time. Dauye approached members of the defunct teams about starting a new football club for black players.
Dynamos F.C. was officially founded in 1963, composed of players from black townships surrounding Harare
. Dauye personally designed the team's first logo
and wrote the club's constitution
.
Sam Dauya died at a private hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 11, 2008, at the age of 70. He died just one day after Dynamos F.C. defeated the current African champions, Etoile du Sahel. Mourners gathered to remember Dauye at his home at Number 6 Smit Crescent in Eastlea, Zimbabwe. He was survived by three children and several grandchildren. His wife was the late Chipo Judith Banda.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
founder of the Dynamos F.C. football team, which was founded in 1963 and is based in Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
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Dauya was born to Malawian
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
parents in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe, on October 22, 1937. He attended St Michael's School as a student. His first job following the completion of his studies was as a credit
Credit (finance)
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Comptroller
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at Zimbabwe Furnishers, which at the time was owned by Teddy Cohen.
Dauya began thinking of starting his own soccer team in the early 1960s, after authorities in what was then known as Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
started a professional football in 1962 composed exclusively of white players. Blacks were not permitted to play on the Rhodesian teams. Coincidentally, two black football teams, Salisbury City and Salisbury United
Salisbury United
Salisbury United Football Club are a football club from Salisbury, South Australia. Salisbury play in the FFSA South Australian State League. Their home ground is at Steve Jarvis Park.-History:...
, were disbanded at approximately this time. Dauye approached members of the defunct teams about starting a new football club for black players.
Dynamos F.C. was officially founded in 1963, composed of players from black townships surrounding Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
. Dauye personally designed the team's first logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
and wrote the club's constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
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Sam Dauya died at a private hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 11, 2008, at the age of 70. He died just one day after Dynamos F.C. defeated the current African champions, Etoile du Sahel. Mourners gathered to remember Dauye at his home at Number 6 Smit Crescent in Eastlea, Zimbabwe. He was survived by three children and several grandchildren. His wife was the late Chipo Judith Banda.