Owono suspended for 12 matches after De Miguel’s death
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation has suspended Equatorial Guinean goalkeeper Jesús Owono for 12 matches, after a tackle that caused the death of forward Jesús de Miguel in early November. Andorran club FC Andorra has not announced an appeal, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has suspended Jesús Owono, the Equatorial Guinean goalkeeper of FC Andorra, for twelve matches for the tackle that caused the death of CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel. The sanction was imposed on Friday 13 November 2026 for a serious offence under Article 102 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, with the additional fines provided for under Article 52, according to the RFEF statement.
The decision concerns only the sporting aspect, while the judicial proceedings related to Jesús de Miguel’s death are continuing separately. Jesús Owono had expressed his grief after the forward’s death and FC Andorra has not announced an appeal against the sanction, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
The incident occurred during a match at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium, when Jesús Owono’s knee struck Jesús de Miguel’s chest during a challenge for the ball. The CD Tenerife player was resuscitated while being taken to Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Hospital before dying the following day, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
The sanction comes after the announcement on 6 November of an RFEF decision expected the following week concerning Jesús Owono (Jesús Owono’s sanction). The goalkeeper had also been left out of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on 5 November (the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers).
