| 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 | |||
| International career | |||
| 196?–1972 | Cameroon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norbert Owona (1951 – 3 February 2021) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cameroon national team.
Career
Owona scored against Nigeria during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. 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.
In August 2018, Owona featured in a television documentary showing that he was homeless and suffering from an inguinal hernia. Following the documentary, it was reported that Samuel Eto'o had arranged for Owona to have somewhere to live. Owona was found dead on a street in Douala, on 3 February 2021, a few days after his birthday. He was aged 70.
References
- "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Matches - Cameroon-Nigeria". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018.
- "How Eto'o helped homeless ex-captain". BBC News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "L'ancien Capitaine des Lions du Cameroun dans la Rue et gravement Malade". Regard Social (via Youtube). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- "Eto'o vient en aide à l'ancien capitaine des 'Lions' Norbert Owona". www.camerounweb.com. 20 August 2018.
- "Eto'o promises house to ex-Lions captain". BBC Sport.
- Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence (in French)
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