Norbert Owona | |
Birth Date: | 1951 |
Death Date: | 3 February 2021 (aged 70) |
Death Place: | Douala, Cameroon |
Position: | Midfielder |
Clubs1: | Union Douala |
Nationalyears1: | 196?–1972 |
Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
Norbert Owona (1951 – 3 February 2021) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cameroon national team.
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]