Football Query

Player · Zambia · Midfielder

Benson Sakala

No recorded goals

Caps
35
Starts
30
Minutes
2,666
Win % when playing
42.9%
Goals
0
Matches scored in
0
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
—
Yellow cards
5
Sent off
0

Goals by year

Nothing to draw.

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 1 · Minute

What the goals did

Nothing to draw.

Zambia with and without them

Zambia's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them3515911484542.9%
Without them4717822607036.2%

Played most alongside10

Kings Kangwa18
Lubambo Musonda17
Benedict Chepeshi15
Patson Daka15
Kabaso Chongo14
Kelvin Kampamba14
Lameck Banda13
Fashion Sakala12
Tandi Mwape12
Clatous Chama11

Faced most10

Alec MudimuZimbabwe3
Basia Kenneth MakepeLesotho3
Rethabile RasethuntsaLesotho3
Sekhoane MoeraneLesotho3
Thabang MalaneLesotho3
Adam MasinaMorocco2
Ahmad NgouyamsaChad2
Ahmat Moussa YoussoufChad2
Ahmed SoilihiComoros2
Amine HiverChad2

Against0

Nothing here.

At tournaments0

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

Nothing here.

Every goal0

Nothing here.

Every match on record35

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

29 Dec 2025v Morocco0–3started90——African Cup of Nations 2025
26 Dec 2025v Comoros0–0started90——African Cup of Nations 2025
22 Dec 2025v Mali1–1started90——African Cup of Nations 2025
18 Nov 2025v Angola2–3started90——Friendly
15 Nov 2025v South Africa1–3started90——Friendly
12 Oct 2025v Niger0–1started, off 89′89——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
8 Oct 2025v Tanzania1–0started90—YellowFIFA World Cup qualification 2025
8 Sep 2025v Morocco0–2started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
15 Oct 2024v Chad1–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
11 Oct 2024v Chad0–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
10 Sep 2024v Sierra Leone3–2came on 90′1——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
6 Sep 2024v Ivory Coast0–2started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
17 Nov 2023v Congo4–2started, off 66′66——FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
9 Sep 2023v Comoros1–1came on 13′77——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
26 Mar 2023v Lesotho2–0started, off 46′46——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
23 Mar 2023v Lesotho3–1started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
17 Nov 2022v Israel2–4started, off 30′30——Friendly
3 Sep 2021v Mauritania2–1came on 74′16——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
13 Jul 2021v Botswana2–1started, off 46′46—YellowCOSAFA Cup 2021
10 Jul 2021v Eswatini0–1started90——COSAFA Cup 2021
8 Jul 2021v Lesotho1–2started90—YellowCOSAFA Cup 2021
13 Jun 2021v Sudan1–0started90——Friendly
8 Jun 2021v Benin2–2came on 68′22—YellowFriendly
29 Mar 2021v Zimbabwe2–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
25 Mar 2021v Algeria3–3started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
11 Oct 2020v South Africa2–1started90——Friendly
9 Oct 2020v Kenya1–2started, off 45′45——Friendly
7 Oct 2020v Malawi1–0started, off 67′67——Friendly
8 Jun 2019v Botswana1–0started90——COSAFA Cup 2019
5 Jun 2019v Zimbabwe0–0started, off 90′90——COSAFA Cup 2019
2 Jun 2019v Malawi2–2started120——COSAFA Cup 2019
23 Mar 2019v Namibia4–1came on 90′1——African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
9 Jun 2018v Zimbabwe2–4started120——COSAFA Cup 2018
6 Jun 2018v Madagascar1–0started90——COSAFA Cup 2018
2 Jun 2018v Namibia0–0started120—YellowCOSAFA Cup 2018

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.