 Lawal anoonekwa semumwe wevatambi vane hunyanzvi muNigeria nhabvu yenyika ye1990 uye kutanga kwema2000 anowanzo shandiswa chero chinzvimbo kubva pakudzivirira kusvika pakurwisa kuruboshwe. Lawal akatora chikamu muFIFA World Cups muna 1998, kwaakatamba basa rakakosha mukukunda 3 × 2 kukunda Spain mumutambo wekutanga weNigeria mumutambo, uye muna 2002. Akakunda menduru yegoridhe yeOlympic muna 1996. Akamirira Nigeria pamitambo mina yeAfrican Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002, 2004 na2006, vachirova muzvose kunze kwokutanga. 