Norbert Owona

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

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  1. ↑ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Matches - Cameroon-Nigeria - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. ↑ "L'ancien Capitaine des Lions du Cameroun dans la Rue et gravement Malade". Regard Social (via Youtube). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence Archived 2021-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)