About Norbert Owona
Lived 1951 – 2021 (aged 69–70). Norbert Owona was a Cameroonian association football player.
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.
Honours Cameroon African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972
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Who was Norbert Owona?
association football player (1951-)
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Norbert Owona was born in 1951.
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Norbert Owona died on 3 February 2021 in Douala.
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Norbert Owona was an association football player.
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Norbert Owona was Cameroonian.
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