Who is Godfrey Chitalu?

Who is Godfrey Chitalu?

Godfrey Chitalu, nicknamed Ucar (22 October 1947 – 27 April 1993), 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.

How many goals did Godfrey Chitalu scored in a calendar year?

107 goals
Yesterday, it was reported Zambia’s Football Association would contest Messi’s title of the most goals scored in a calendar year. In the eyes of the Zambian FA, legendary striker Godfrey Chitalu scored 107 goals in 1972, the same year Müller set his supposed record with Bayern Munich.

How many goals did Godfrey Chitalu score for Zambia?

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 4th-highest international goalscorer in history.

Who is Zambian national team coach?

Aljoša AsanovićZambia national football team / Head coach

Has any footballer scored 1000 goals?

Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.

How many trophies has Zambia won?

The Zambia national football team has participated in the COSAFA Cup in all its editions, and has won it five times in 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013 and 2019) and a six-time losing finalist in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2017 and 2018.

Is Zambia going to Africa Cup?

The fact checking process has determined as false the claim that Zambia is going to the AFCON following Zimbabwe’s ban from the tournament. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has not issued a statement on the matter, and there has been no official statement from FIFA.

Who has more goals than Pele?

Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballers with 500 or more goals