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Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Junior, has Spain among favourite to win the World Cup this year.

According to the Brazilian, Spain has won the Euros, and they also have Barcelona star player Lamine Yamal in their squad.

“Spain are among the favourites at the World Cup, they won the Euros, and they have Lamine Yamal,” Vinicius told Cazé TV.

“Lamine is one of the best in the world. Fans pay tickets for players like him,” he said.

Spain is in Group H at the World Cup and will face Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde and Uruguay.

The last time Spain won the World Cup was in 2010 in South Africa.

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Kano Pillars captain Ahmed Musa is confident the club will maintain their top-flight status at the end of the season.

The four-time Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions have endured a difficult campaign.

The Sai Masu Gida boosted their survival hopes with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Plateau United at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday.

Veteran midfielder Rabiu Ali scored the winning goal from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time.

Pillars moved to 10th position on the table with 48 points from 36 matches.

The Sai Masu Gida must win their last game of the season against Plateau United to guarantee their safety.

“I’ve said this over and over again from the beginning of the season that Kano Pillars won’t go down,” Musa told reporters.

“So, we’ll keep fighting until the final game of the season.”

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Uganda head coach Paul Put has blasted FIFA for shifting player release date for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, DAILY POST reports.

Clubs were mandated to release players two weeks before the start of previous AFCON tournaments.

FIFA, reportedly due to pressure from European clubs, shifted the release period to just one week before the start of the upcoming competition.

The decision has disrupted the plan of majority of the qualified countries.

Put took aim at the world soccer governing body for the decision.

“We received a message from FIFA that we can only have the players abroad on the 16th or 17th. I had hoped to get them from the 8th. Now we will be with half the team until then,” Put told Uganda Football Federation official website.

“It becomes very difficult to make good preparation but we will deal with it. It is unfortunate but it is like this.”

The Cranes are currently preparing for the AFCON 2025 finals in Casablanca, Morocco.

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