Tsohon kyaftin na Super Eagles John Obi Mikel ya zabi Lamine Yamal a matsayin zaɓinsa don lashe kyautar Golden Ball a Gasar Kofin Duniya ta FIFA 2026, yana yabawa matashi na Barcelona da amincewarsa mai ban mamaki da ƙwarewarsa a filin wasa.

Yana magana a kan podkastin nasa na Obi One, Mikel ya yi bayyananniyar ƙaunar Spain winger. Ya ce, "Dole ne in zaɓi Lamine Yamal. Ya yi ban mamaki kawai. Yadda yake buga kwallon, amincewar da yake buga da ita, duk abin da yake yi na ban mamaki ne sosai."

Mikel ya ƙara da cewa shi kansa da duk masoyansa na wasan ƙwallon ƙafa a duniya suna jiran ganin Yamal yana haskakawa a manyan matakan. Ya ce, "Ina tsammanin ni da kowane masoya na ƙwallon ƙafa muna jiran ganinsa kuma, kuma ina tsammanin zai yi ƙwarai kuma."

Murmushi yana cigaba kafin wasannin farko

Shiga Yamal a gasar ya kasance cikin shakka bayan ya samu rauni a tsokoki na hamstring na hagu a ranar 22 ga Afrilu a lokacin wasan LaLiga, wanda ya tilasta masa rasa makonni na ƙarshe na kakar Barcelona. Duk da haka, tawagar kasa ta Spain ta karbi labari mai ƙarfafawa — dan wasan mai shekara 17 ya dawo cikin horon tawagar cikakke kuma yana ci gaba da kyau.

Kocin tawagar kasa ta Spain Luis de la Fuente ya nuna babban fata game da lafiyar Yamal, yana nuni da cewa winger na kan hanya don fitowa a wasan farko na rukuni da Cape Verde a ranar 15 ga Yuni, idan babu wata matsala ta ƙarshe.

Spain za ta ƙara fuskantar Saudi Arabia a ranar 21 ga Yuni kafin ta kammala matakin rukuni da Uruguay a ranar 26 ga Yuni.