Mudashiru Lawal

Mudashiru "Muda" Lawal

Personal information
Full name	Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal
Date of birth	8 June 1954
Place of birth	Abeokuta, Nigeria
Date of death	6 July 1991(1991-07-06) (aged 37)
Place of death	Ibadan, Nigeria
Playing position	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.
National team
1975-1985	Nigeria	86	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" Lawal (June 8, 1954 in Abeokuta – July 6, 1991 in Ibadan) was a Nigerian football Midfielder.

Career

He worked as a mechanic when his football talents were discovered, making his national team debut in 1975. The same year he joined Shooting Stars F.C. of Ibadan, where he would play for many years, winning the African Cup Winners Cup as the first Nigerian team. In 1985 the team was ordered disbanded by a military governor, but after four seasons he returned to Shooting Stars F.C. as a playing assistant coach.

International career

He won 86 caps and scored 12 goals for his country, and is still the most capped Nigerian player. The only player ever to appear at five consecutive Nation Cup final rounds (1976-1984), Lawal guided Nigeria to its first African Nations title, at the 1980 African Nations Cup.^[1] The team also competed at the Summer Olympics the same year.

Death

Lawal died in his home in 1991. The Ashero Stadium in his hometown Abeokuta was named after him upon his death.

Coordinates: 7°10′29″N 3°23′10″E / 7.17472°N 3.38611°E / 7.17472; 3.38611

References

1. ^ Umaru Lere, Ismaila (15 April 2007). "Late Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal". Daily Trust (Nigeria). http://allafrica.com/stories/200704170459.html. 

External links

• Mudashiru Lawal – FIFA competition record
• National Football Teams Profile

Persondata
Name	Lawal, Mudashiru
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	8 June 1954
Place of birth	Abeokuta, Nigeria
Date of death	6 July 1991
Place of death	Ibadan, Nigeria