Godfrey Chitalu

Date of birth22 October 1947
Place of birthLuanshya
NationalityZambian
PositionForward
Died27 April 1993

Godfrey Chitalu scored 79 goals in 111 'A' international games for Zambia.

He was head coach of the Zambia national team when the entire squad perished in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon in April 1993.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1968-69 Zambia FIFA World Cup 2
1971-72 Zambia FIFA World Cup 2
2
1972-73 Zambia FIFA World Cup 1
1
1973-74 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations 1
1
1
1976-77 Zambia FIFA World Cup 1
1
2
1
1977-78 Zambia FIFA World Cup 1
1979-80 Zambia FIFA World Cup 2
2
1980-81 Zambia FIFA World Cup 1
1
1980-81 Zambia Olympics 3
2
1988-89 Zambia Olympics 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Oct 1968 Zambia v Sudan W 4-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st phase
08 Nov 1968 Sudan v Zambia L 4-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st phase
30 Apr 1972 Lesotho v Zambia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 8
04 Jun 1972 Zambia v Lesotho W 6-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 8
01 Apr 1973 Ethiopia v Zambia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
04 Nov 1973 Zambia v Zaire L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group final
18 Nov 1973 Zaire v Zambia L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group final
25 Nov 1973 Morocco v Zambia L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group final
02 Mar 1974 Zambia v Ivory Coast W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
04 Mar 1974 Egypt v Zambia L 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
13 Feb 1977 Uganda v Zambia L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
27 Feb 1977 Zambia v Uganda W 4-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
31 Jul 1977 Zambia v Egypt D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 3rd round
05 Mar 1978 Ghana v Zambia L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
10 Mar 1978 Zambia v Nigeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
18 May 1980 Ethiopia v Zambia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round
01 Jun 1980 Zambia v Ethiopia W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round
20 Jul 1980 Zambia v Cuba L 0-1 Olympics Group A
22 Jul 1980 USSR v Zambia L 3-1 Olympics Group A
24 Jul 1980 Venezuela v Zambia L 2-1 Olympics Group A
16 Nov 1980 Morocco v Zambia L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
17 Sep 1988 Zambia v Iraq D 2-2 Olympics Group B


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.