Garba Lawal is a football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 from Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. He is currently a contracted player-assistant manager with Lobi Stars F.C..

Career

Lawal has had his most successful time at Roda JC in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

. In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach for Makurdi

Makurdi

Makurdi is the capital of Benue State in Nigeria. The city is located in central Nigeria along the Benue river bank and was the base for the Nigerian Air Force's MiG 21 and SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft squadrons...

 side Lobi Stars

Lobi Stars

Lobi Stars Football Club is a soccer club based in Makurdi, Nigeria. They play in the Nigerian Premier League...

, recently played for Julius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese side Changsha Ginde.

International career

Lawal took part at the Football World Cups in 1998 and 2002. He won the Olympic gold medal in 1996

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....

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Coaching career

In August 2009 was named as the assistant coach of Lobi Stars F.C. He is currently employed as Team Coordinator for the Nigeria national under-17 football team

Nigeria national under-17 football team

-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....

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