player · international archive · 1968–1980
Godfrey Chitalu
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ZambiaArchive goals
8
for Zambia
Matches scored in
5
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Tournaments
2
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (7)
Career span
1968–1980
first 1968-11-08 · last 1980-06-01
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Godfrey Chitalu, nicknamed Ucar, was a Zambian footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest Zambian player of all time as he holds his national team's goalscoring record and was voted Zambian footballer of the year five times. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African footballers of the past 50 years. Chitalu is the all-time African men's top goal scorer in international football with 79 goals. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 8 goals in 5 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-06-01 |  Ethiopia | W4–0(h) | 16' 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ndola |
| 1977-02-27 |  Uganda | W4–2(h) | 85' 106' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ndola |
| 1974-03-04 |  Egypt | L1–3(a) | 10' | African Cup of Nations | Cairo |
| 1972-06-04 |  Lesotho | W6–1(h) | 35' 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ndola |
| 1968-11-08 |  Sudan | L2–4(a) | 22' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Khartoum |
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