List of international goals scored by Godfrey Chitalu

Godfrey Chitalu, the highest-scoring player for Zambia, with Alex Chola (left).

Godfrey Chitalu was a Zambian former professional footballer who represented the Zambia national football team in international level from 1968 to 1980. During that time, he amassed 108 caps and scored 79 international goals making him the all-time record goalscorer for the Zambia national team, highest international goalscorer from an African nation and eighth-highest international goalscorer in history.

International goals

List of international goals scored for Zambia[1][2]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 July 1968 Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe  Uganda 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2 2–2
3 9 October 1968 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 1–0 3–2 Uganda Independence Tournament
4 13 October 1968 Jogoo Road Stadium, Nairobi  Kenya 1–1 1–2 Friendly
5 22 October 1968 Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe  Tanzania 2–0 7–1
6 3–0
7 4–1
8 27 October 1968 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Sudan 2–2 4–2 WCQR1
9 4–2
10 8 November 1968 Al Hilal Stadium, Khartoum 1–0 2–4
11 17 November 1968 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Mauritius 1–2 2–2 CANQR1
12 8 December 1968 Stade George V, Curepipe 3–2 3–2
13 3 August 1969 Yaounde  Cameroon 1–0 1–2 CANQR2
14 31 August 1969 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Malawi 2–0 5–0 Peter Stuyvesant Trophy
15 2 September 1969 Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe 1–0 7–0
16 1 November 1970 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Tanzania 4–1 5–1 CANQR1
17 18 March 1971 Gymkhana Ground, Zomba  Malawi 3–4 4–5 Friendly
18 4–5
19 23 March 1971 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre 1–0 3–0
20 2–0
21 8 July 1971 Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe  Cyprus ? 3–0
22 11 July 1971 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola ? 3–0
23 ?
24 25 July 1971  Guinea 1–0 2–1
25 8 December 1971 Afraha Stadium, Nakuru  Kenya 2–1 2–3 Jamhuri Cup
26 4 June 1972 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Lesotho 2–1 6–1 WCQR1
27 6–1
28 22 April 1973  Madagascar 3–1 3–1 CANQR1
29 6 May 1973 Antananarivo 1–1 1–2
30 18 November 1973 Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa  Zaire 1–1 1–2 WCQR4
31 12 December 1973 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi  Kenya 1–1 1–3 Jamhuri Cup
32 4 March 1974 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo  Egypt 1–1 1–3 CAN74GA
33 27 February 1977 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Uganda 3–2 4–2 WCQR2
34 4–2
35 26 March 1977 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Malawi 2–0 8–1 Friendly
36  Malawi 3–0
37  Malawi 7–1
38 26 June 1977  Algeria 1–0 2–0 CANQR2
39 2–0
40 9 October 1977 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  India 1–0 3–1 Friendly
41 5 December 1977 Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu  Kenya 1–1 4–2 CECAFA
42 4–1
43 9 December 1977  Uganda 1–1 1–1
44 28 January 1978 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Zanzibar 3–0 6–1 Friendly
45 4–0
46 29 January 1978 5–0 5–0
47 5 February 1978 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Swaziland 3–1 11–2
48 7–2
49 11–2
50 7 November 1978 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre  Uganda 2–1 2–1 CECAFA
51 9 November 1978  Somalia 1–0 4–0
52  Somalia 2–0 4–0
53 13 November 1978  Kenya 7–0 9–0
54  Kenya 8–0 9–0
55  Kenya 9–0 9–0
56 17 November 1978  Uganda 1–0 4–0
57 2–0
58 3–0
59 4–0
60 19 November 1978  Malawi 1–1 2–3
61 15 April 1979 1–0 2–0 CANQR1
62 29 April 1979 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola 2–0 2–0
63 30 June 1979 Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi  Zaire 2–1 2–1 Friendly
64 4 November 1979 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi  Uganda 2–0 2–1 CECAFA
65 6 November 1979 National Stadium, Nairobi  Uganda 1–1 2–2
66 25 November 1979 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Lesotho 2–0 5–0 OGQ
67  Lesotho 4–0 5–0
68 19 April 1980 Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo  Tanzania 1–0 2–0 Zimbabwe Independence Tournament
69 1 June 1980 Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola  Ethiopia 2–0 4–0 WCQR1
70 3–0
71 29 June 1980  Kenya 2–0 5–0 Friendly
72 3–0
73 5–0
74 22 July 1980 Lenin Stadium, Moscow  Soviet Union 1–1 1–3 1980 Olympics
75 24 July 1980 Kirov Stadium, St. Petersburg  Venezuela 1–0 1–2
76 30 August 1980 Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe ? 1–1 Friendly
77 2 November 1980 Independence Stadium, Lusaka  Angola 1–1 1–1
78 7 December 1980 Moi Stadium, Kisumu  Kenya 1–0 1–1 Jamhuri Cup
79 12 December 1980 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi 1–1 2–1

Statistics

References

  1. ^ Muchimba, Jerry. "Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu". Matador, 2015.
  2. ^ "Godfrey Chitalu – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2014.