| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Abeokuta, British Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 6 July 1991 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1984 | Shooting Stars F.C. | ||
| 1985–1986 | Stationery Stores F.C. | ||
| 1987–1988 | Abiola Babes | ||
| 1989–1991 | Shooting Stars F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1985 | Nigeria | 86 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" Lawal (8 June 1954 – 6 July 1991) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder for both club and country.
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Club career
He worked as an automobile mechanic before his football talents were discovered, and made his national team debut in 1975. The same year, he joined Shooting Stars F.C. of Ibadan, where he would play for many years. In 1976, he helped the club to their first continental title, winning the African Cup Winners Cup – the first Nigerian team to do so. In 1985 the club side was disbanded by a military governor. Muda returned to the side four seasons latter as an assistant coach/player.
International career
Muda made his international debut in 1975, and won 86 caps and scored 12 goals for his country; he holds the record of being the only player on the continent to have appeared at five consecutive Nations' Cup finals (1976–1984). Lawal guided Nigeria to its first African Nations Cup title, at the 1980 African Nations Cup.[1] The team also competed at the Summer Olympics the same year.
Lawal played his last international match on 18 August 1985, when Nigeria lost to Zambia in the 1986 African Cup of Nations qualifier.
Death
Lawal died in his home in 1991. The Ashero Stadium in his hometown Abeokuta was named after him upon his death.
References
- ^ Umaru Lere, Ismaila (15 April 2007). "Late Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal". Daily Trust (Nigeria).
External links
- Mudashiru Lawal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Muda Lawal at National-Football-Teams.com
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