He reportedly died in 1991 at age 37.
According to Wikipedia:
Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" Lawal was a Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder for both club and country.
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 died in his home in 1991. The Ashero Stadium in his hometown Abeokuta was named after him upon his death.
Sharing a post via NFF Twitter handle, the caption reads :
"Today we remember one of Nigeria's greatest players, Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal who passed on, on this day in 1991. May his soul continue to rest in peace. #WeRememberMudaLawal"
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