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“He is deeply affected,” said the coach after his keeper’s fatal collision

Coach Carles Manso gives the goalkeeper free rein after the fatal collision with Jesús de Miguel

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FC Andorra lets goalkeeper Jesús Owono decide for himself whether and when he returns to the team after the fatal foul on Jesús de Miguel.
The 25-year-old Owono is with family and friends and is receiving psychological care.
He is under investigation for negligent manslaughter and is threatened with a long ban from the Spanish football association RFEF.

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Why It Matters

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono was involved in a collision with CD Tenerife attacker Jesús de Miguel, who did not survive. De Miguel suffered cardiac arrest and died in hospital a day later at the age of 30. The Spanish police are investigating Owono for possible negligent homicide.

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Goalkeeper Jesús Owono, after whose serious foul the Spanish footballer Jesús de Miguel died, should be able to decide for himself whether to return to the FC Andorra team. This is what coach Carles Manso said at a press conference before the Spanish second division game this Saturday at UD Almería.

“We will give him the freedom to decide freely whether and when he wants to return,” said Manso: “He can make that decision whenever he sees the right time and feels really ready for it.” According to Spanish media reports, Manso denied that the 25-year-old Owono was thinking about resigning.

CD Tenerife attacker Jesús de Miguel did not survive the collision as Owono raced wide of his goal. He suffered a cardiac arrest and died the next day in a hospital at the age of just 30.

The Spanish police's homicide squad began investigating Owono, according to the AP news agency, for possible negligent manslaughter. According to Spanish media, Tenerife's chief public prosecutor, José Luis Sánchez-Jáuregui, assumes that criminal proceedings over the incident are very unlikely. In any case, Owono faces a long ban from the Spanish football association RFEF.

Owono is currently with his family and friends

“He is deeply affected by the situation,” Manso said of the keeper from Equatorial Guinea. Owono faces a very complex challenge, "and we must respect his personal process and his privacy. He is probably going through one of the most difficult periods of his life. Our job is simply to stand by him and offer him as much support as possible."

Owono is currently with his family, friends and his partner. “You will help him deal with this sad situation as best as possible,” said Andorra’s coach. The keeper himself recently spoke out on social networks. "It is difficult for me to find words and it is very difficult for me to even understand what has happened. The loss of Jesús hurts me immensely," he wrote.

As the newspaper “Marca” reports, the goalkeeper is in the care of psychologists and doctors from the club. Owono once again asked the association from the island of Tenerife to organize a meeting with the family of Jesús de Miguel to personally express his condolences. However, the club is said to have asked for more time to respect the family's grief.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The Spanish Football Federation RFEF imposes a long ban on Jesús Owono.
Likely · Within weeks
It is very unlikely that criminal proceedings will be initiated because of the game.
Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

When or if Jesús Owono will return to the FC Andorra team
Whether criminal proceedings against Owono will actually be initiated
How long the ban by the Spanish football association RFEF will last