Norbert Owona

Norbert Owona (1951 – 3 February 2021) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cameroon national team.

Norbert Owona
Personal information
Date of birth 1951
Date of death 3 February 2021 (aged 70)
Place of death Douala, Cameroon
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Union Douala
National team
196?–1972 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Owona scored against Nigeria during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[1] Owona was part of the team that finished in third place at the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in third-place playoff against Zaire.[2]

In August 2018, Owona featured in a television documentary showing that he was homeless and suffering from an inguinal hernia.[3] Following the documentary, it was reported that Samuel Eto'o had arranged for Owona to have somewhere to live.[4][5] Owona was found dead on a street in Douala, on 3 February 2021. He was aged 70.[6]

References
  1. "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Matches - Cameroon-Nigeria - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  2. "How Eto'o helped homeless ex-captain". BBC News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "L'ancien Capitaine des Lions du Cameroun dans la Rue et gravement Malade". Regard Social (via Youtube). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "Eto'o vient en aide à l'ancien capitaine des 'Lions' Norbert Owona". www.camerounweb.com.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45354827
  6. Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence (in French)


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