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Norbert Owona

Norbert Owona

Cameroonian footballer (1951–2021)

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

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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, a few days after his birthday. He was aged 70.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Matches - Cameroon-Nigeria". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "How Eto'o helped homeless ex-captain". BBC News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. [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. [4]
    "Eto'o vient en aide à l'ancien capitaine des 'Lions' Norbert Owona". www.camerounweb.com. 20 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Eto'o promises house to ex-Lions captain". BBC Sport.
  6. [6]
    Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence (in French)


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