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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 [ edit ]
List of international goals scored for Zambia [1] [2]
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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 [ edit ]
Goals by year
Year
Goals
1968
12
1969
3
1970
1
1971
9
1972
2
1973
4
1974
1
1977
11
1978
17
1979
7
1980
12
Total
79
References [ edit ]
General Venues Matches and results Competitive records Players Goals Africa Cup of Nations Finals Other Other FAZ teams
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Hat-tricks by country
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