Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has picked Spain winger Lamine Yamal to instrumentality location the Golden Ball astatine the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
This year’s tourney kicked disconnected with co-hosts Mexico beating South Africa 2-0 on Thursday night.
The contention volition tally for implicit 5 weeks, earlier the champions are crowned on July 19.
Several apical footballers are successful the moving for the prestigious Golden Ball award, fixed to the champion subordinate of the tournament.
Names similar Lionel Messi (Argentina), Kylian Mbappe (France), Harry Kane (England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), etc are seen arsenic contenders.
“I person to spell with Lamine Yamal,” Mikel Obi said.
“He’s conscionable amazing. The mode helium plays, the assurance helium plays with, everything helium does is conscionable superb. I deliberation maine and each shot instrumentality are looking guardant to watching him again, and I deliberation helium volition beryllium large again.”
2026 World Cup: Mikel Obi reveals subordinate to triumph Golden Ball award


























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