Africa’s Goal King

The first black man to play for Liverpool, Howard Gayle, wants to see Zambia’s Goal King, Godfrey Chitalu, honoured in Africa. "It’s time for the footballing community to honour and recognise what is an outstanding achievement in goal scoring, so that his name and his country can finally be added to the Halls of Fame of footballing greatness,” Gayle said. All but forgotten for four decades Chitalu’s year resurfaced as one of the greatest ever to lace a pair of boots, Lionel Messi, closed in on Gerd Müller’s ‘record.’ For 40 years the West German scoring machine had been hailed as the calendar year record holder, but Müller never held the record. He broke the previous mark in 1972, but that same year Chitalu obliterated it.

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 1st 2020) Self Inflicted Zambia’s Goal King, Godfrey Chitalu, remains the most prolific African scorer in international football with 79 […]

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 5th 2020) The African Icon Zambian great, Godfrey Chitalu, set records for fun. In 1968 he broke Pelé’s single season […]

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 5th 2020) The Champion Zambia’s Goal King Godfrey Chitalu had an exceptional year in 1972. He broke two of […]