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#5 Benson Sakala

Mlada Boleslav

Fortuna Liga League level: Czech Republic

First Tier Joined: Jul 6, 2023 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2025

Date of birth/Age: Sep 12, 1996 (27)
Place of birth: Lusaka
Citizenship: Zambia

Height: 1,85 m
Position: Defensive Midfield

Current international: Zambia
Caps/Goals: 35 / 0

€300k

Last update: Dec 20, 2023

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Zambia
6		Zambia	Nov 7, 2015	35	-	George Lwandamina	19 years 01 month 26 days
	Zambia U23
12		Zambia U23	Nov 28, 2015	3	-	Fighton Simukonda †	19 years 02 months 16 days
	Zambia U20
-		Zambia U20	Mar 9, 2015	3	-	Hector Chilombo	18 years 05 months 25 days

Stats of Benson Sakala

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			19	-	-	-	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	1.050'
	International Friendlies	7	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	411'
	Afrika-Cup Quali	6	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	359'
	African Nations Championship	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	198'
	World Cup qualification	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	82'
	Africa Cup of Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
			Nov 6, 2015	Zambia	DR Congo	0:3	DM	50'		40'
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Second Round 1st leg	Khartoum	Nov 11, 2015	Sudan	Zambia	0:1	Not in squad
	Second Round 2nd leg	Ndola	Nov 15, 2015	Zambia	Sudan	2:0	Not in squad
	African Nations Championship
	Group D	Harare	Jan 19, 2016	Zimbabwe	Zambia	0:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Kampala	Jan 23, 2016	Uganda	Zambia	0:1		39'		51'
	Group D		Jan 27, 2016	Zambia	Mali	0:0	DM			90'
	Quarter-Finals		Jan 31, 2016	Zambia	Guinea	4:5 on pens		100'		20'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group E	Ndola	Mar 23, 2016	Zambia	Congo	1:1	Not in squad
	Group E		Mar 27, 2016	Congo	Zambia	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Lome	May 27, 2016	Togo	Zambia	1:0	Not in squad
		Bakau	May 30, 2016	The Gambia	Zambia	0:0	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group E	Bissau	Jun 4, 2016	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	3:2	Not in squad
	Group E	Ndola	Sep 4, 2016	Zambia	Kenya	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Ndola	Oct 9, 2016	Zambia	Nigeria	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Nov 5, 2016	Zimbabwe	Zambia	1:0	no information available
		Kampala	Nov 8, 2016	Uganda	Zambia	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B		Nov 12, 2016	Cameroon	Zambia	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Harare	Mar 26, 2017	Zimbabwe	Zambia	0:0	Not in squad
			Jun 4, 2017	Gabon	Zambia	0:0	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	group K	Ndola	Jun 10, 2017	Zambia	Mozambique	0:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Moruleng	Jun 13, 2017	South Africa	Zambia	1:2	Not in squad
			Aug 5, 2017	Zambia	Ethiopia	0:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B		Sep 2, 2017	Zambia	Algeria	3:1	Not in squad
	Group B	Constantine	Sep 5, 2017	Algeria	Zambia	0:1	Not in squad
	Group B		Oct 7, 2017	Nigeria	Zambia	1:0	Not in squad
	Group B	Ndola	Nov 11, 2017	Zambia	Cameroon	2:2	Not in squad
	African Nations Championship
	Group B		Jan 14, 2018	Zambia	Uganda	3:1	Not in squad
	Group B		Jan 18, 2018	Ivory Coast	Zambia	0:2	no information available
	Group B	Windhoek	Jan 22, 2018	Namibia	Zambia	1:1	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals		Jan 27, 2018	Zambia	Sudan	0:1	no information available
	International Friendlies
		Ndola	Mar 21, 2018	Zambia	Zimbabwe	7:6 on pens	Not in squad
		Ndola	Mar 24, 2018	Zambia	South Africa	0:2	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	group K	Windhoek	Sep 8, 2018	Namibia	Zambia	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Sep 11, 2018	Gabon	Zambia	0:1	no information available
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	group K	Ndola	Oct 10, 2018	Zambia	Guinea-Bissau	2:1	Not in squad
	group K		Oct 14, 2018	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	2:1	Not in squad
	group K		Nov 18, 2018	Mozambique	Zambia	1:0	Not in squad
	group K	Lusaka	Mar 23, 2019	Zambia	Namibia	4:1		90'		1'
	International Friendlies
		Majadahonda (Madrid)	Jun 9, 2019	Cameroon	Zambia	2:1	Not in squad
		Marrakech	Jun 16, 2019	Morocco	Zambia	2:3	Not in squad
		Abu Dhabi	Jun 19, 2019	Ivory Coast	Zambia	4:1	Not in squad
		Niamey	Oct 10, 2019	Niger	Zambia	1:1	Not in squad
		Cotonou	Oct 13, 2019	Benin	Zambia	2:2	Not in squad
		Windhoek	Nov 9, 2019	Namibia	Zambia	0:2	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H	Bilda	Nov 14, 2019	Algeria	Zambia	5:0	Not in squad
	Group H		Nov 19, 2019	Zambia	Zimbabwe	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Oct 9, 2020	Kenya	Zambia	2:1	DM		46'	45'
			Oct 11, 2020	South Africa	Zambia	1:2	CB			90'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H		Nov 12, 2020	Zambia	Botswana	2:1	on the bench
	Group H		Nov 16, 2020	Botswana	Zambia	1:0	on the bench
	African Nations Championship
	Group D		Jan 19, 2021	Zambia	Tanzania	2:0	Not in squad
	Group D		Jan 23, 2021	Zambia	Guinea	1:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Windhoek	Jan 27, 2021	Namibia	Zambia	0:0	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Douala	Jan 31, 2021	Morocco	Zambia	3:1		53'		37'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H		Mar 25, 2021	Zambia	Algeria	3:3	LB			90'
	Group H	Harare	Mar 29, 2021	Zimbabwe	Zambia	0:2	DM			90'
	International Friendlies
		Dakar	Jun 5, 2021	Senegal	Zambia	3:1	on the bench
		Cotonou	Jun 8, 2021	Benin	Zambia	2:2		65'		25'
		Khartoum	Jun 13, 2021	Sudan	Zambia	0:1	DM			90'
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Nouakchott	Sep 3, 2021	Mauritania	Zambia	1:2		74'		16'
	Group B		Sep 7, 2021	Zambia	Tunisia	0:2	on the bench
	Group B	Malabo	Oct 7, 2021	Equat. Guinea	Zambia	2:0	Not in squad
	Group B		Oct 10, 2021	Zambia	Equat. Guinea	1:1	Not in squad
	Group B		Nov 13, 2021	Zambia	Mauritania	4:0	Not in squad
	Group B	Tunis	Nov 16, 2021	Tunisia	Zambia	3:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Mar 18, 2022	Iraq	Zambia	3:1	Not in squad
			Mar 25, 2022	Congo	Zambia	1:3	Not in squad
		Antalya	Mar 27, 2022	Zambia	Benin	1:2	Not in squad
				Unknown	Unknown	-:-	no information available
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H		Jun 3, 2022	Ivory Coast	Zambia	3:1	Not in squad
	Group H		Jun 7, 2022	Zambia	Comoros	2:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bamako	Sep 23, 2022	Mali	Zambia	1:0	Not in squad
		Petah Tikva	Nov 17, 2022	Israel	Zambia	4:2	DM		30'	30'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H	Ndola	Mar 23, 2023	Zambia	Lesotho	3:1	DM			90'
	Group H	Dobsonville, Soweto	Mar 26, 2023	Lesotho	Zambia	0:2	DM		46'	45'
	International Friendlies
		al-Qāhirah, Kairo	Jun 12, 2023	Kuwait	Zambia	3:0	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group H	Ndola	Jun 17, 2023	Zambia	Ivory Coast	3:0	Not in squad
	Group H		Sep 9, 2023	Comoros	Zambia	1:1	DM	41'		49'
	International Friendlies
			Oct 12, 2023	Egypt	Zambia	1:0	Not in squad
			Oct 17, 2023	Zambia	Uganda	3:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group E	Ndola	Nov 17, 2023	Zambia	Congo	4:2	DM		66'	66'
	Group E	Marrakech	Nov 21, 2023	Niger	Zambia	2:1	on the bench
	International Friendlies
			Jan 9, 2024	Zambia	Cameroon	1:1	on the bench
	Africa Cup of Nations
	Group F		Jan 17, 2024	DR Congo	Zambia	1:1	on the bench
	Group F		Jan 21, 2024	Zambia	Tanzania	1:1	on the bench
	Group F		Jan 24, 2024	Zambia	Morocco	0:1	on the bench
	International Friendlies
			Mar 23, 2024	Zambia	Zimbabwe	7:8 on pens	on the bench
		Blantyre	Mar 26, 2024	Malawi	Zambia	1:2 AET	DM			90'
Squad: 29, Starting eleven: 11, Substituted in: 8, On the bench: 10, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,