FC Andorra goalkeeper Owono’s return uncertain after De Miguel tragedy, says manager

File photo: Jesus Owono ⁠has 47 caps but was not called ⁠up for Equatorial Guinea’s doubleheader with Zimbabwe in this international ‌break. | Photo Credit: AP

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono is yet to decide whether ​he will return to competition, the ‌club’s manager Carles Manso said on ​Thursday, following the tragic death ⁠of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel on November 3.

Owono was involved in a collision ‌with De Miguel on the pitch last week, and the ‌30-year-old died in hospital the ‌following day.

The Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper released ⁠a statement through Andorra last week in which he described the ordeal as “the most difficult ​days of my ‌life.”

“What we have to do is support him in every way and be close to him. We will ​give him space so that he feels completely free to ⁠make any decision, whether he wants to return, when, or if he does ‌not want to return,” Manso said ‌in a press conference.

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Manso said that Owono was spending time with his family, friends and partner and that it was a “very complicated situation to manage.

“When he feels it is ‌appropriate and when he feels genuinely ready ​to take a decision like that (he will do so),” added Manso.

Owono ⁠has 47 caps but was not called ⁠up for Equatorial Guinea’s doubleheader with Zimbabwe in this international ‌break. Andorra travels to Almeria on Saturday for its first fixture since ​De Miguel’s death.