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 | |||
Norbert Owona (1951 – 3 February 2021) was a Cameroonian footballer. He played as a midfielder for the Cameroon national team until 1972.
Owona scored against Nigeria during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[1]
After his football career, he was homeless and had a hernia.[2]
Owona was found dead on a street in Douala, on 3 February 2021. He was aged 70.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Matches - Cameroon-Nigeria - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "L'ancien Capitaine des Lions du Cameroun dans la Rue et gravement Malade". Regard Social (via Youtube). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence Archived 2021-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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