Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesús Owono (46 caps) was forced to leave the training camp before the two matches against Zimbabwe, following the death of Jesús de Miguel, the Tenerife forward, which occurred the day after the match between Tenerife and FC Andorra, the goalkeeper’s club.
Jesús Owono will not be making the trip with Equatorial Guinea. The 25-year-old goalkeeper with 46 caps was forced to leave the squad before the two meetings with Zimbabwe, reports Herald Online. The Zimbabwean outlet cites the death of Jesús de Miguel, the Tenerife forward, which occurred the day after the Liga 2 match between FC Andorra and the island club.
According to Herald Online, the FC Andorra keeper is said to have collided with the forward late in the match, before being sent off after the incident. He is now reportedly considering retiring from football. This information comes from that single outlet and nothing has been made official at this stage.
A 25-man squad without Owono
Equatorial Guinea head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese has named his squad without Owono. According to Herald Online, he has selected 25 players, including goalkeepers Manuel Sapunga (Sekhukhune United), Marcos Luis Ondo (Atlético Tomelloso) and Miguel Angel Oscar Nkogo.
The schedule allows no respite: on Thursday 12 November 2026, Zimbabwe face Equatorial Guinea in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The second meeting will be played four days later, on 16 November, at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
Catala expresses his compassion
In the Zimbabwe camp, Warriors head coach Ramon Catala was keen to acknowledge the situation Owono is going through. “It is a sad situation, one that no footballer can find himself in. When you hear what the goalkeeper is going through, you feel for the man first before thinking about the footballer. We really feel for him,” the coach said, according to Herald Online.
A group standing on the line
The two teams are level in the group standings: three points from two matches for both the Warriors and Equatorial Guinea. DR Congo lead the pool, again according to Herald Online.
The double-header therefore promises to be tight, and it will be played without Owono. The story rests largely on one main source, Herald Online, picked up by Foot-africa English: no other confirmation of the incident is available to date.