Player Profile: Garba Lawal (Nigeria)

  Player Profile
 

*Player statistics depicted are as at the end of the Nations Cup 2006
 

  NIGERIA  
 
 
 
Player Information
 
 
 
 
Name : Garba Lawal
     
Shirt Number : 11
Position : Forward
Nationality : Iraklis (Greece)
Birth Date : 22 May 1974
International Appearances : 53
International Goals : 5
  International Debut  
Kenya 1 Nigeria 1, World Cup qual, 12 January, 1997, Nairobi
 First International Goal
 Nigeria 3 Spain 2, World Cup finals, 13 June, 1998, Nantes
 
Industrious utility player who has played in both defence and midfield for Nigeria. Has had much more success at international level than with a wide array of clubs. Played for Nigeria at the 1998 and 2002 World Cup finals and at the last three MTN Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Scored against Benin in the last tournament in Tunisia. Now playing in Greece at Iraklis having moved from Santa Clara in Portugal. Used mainly as a substitute at the 2006 MTN Africa Cup of Nations but did score against Senegal in the only match he started.  

Garba Lawal

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 MTN Africa Cup of Nations Record - 2006

1

3

0

158

0

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1

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