Norbert Owona
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| Date of birth | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 February 2021 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Union Douala | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 196?–1972 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[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]
Honours
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972[7]
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)
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Retrieved 9 August 2025.