Norbert OWONA is a former captain of the Indomitable Lions during the 1972 African Cup of Nations. He was refered to as "the master" by his team mates from the talent he had.
After lossing his wife and two sons in the 70s, he contracted an illness that made him loss his gaming skills. He could not also work given that he had no money for the treatment.
Norbert OWONA virtually spent his days and nights sleeping on the veranda of stores when they closed and wondered helplessly during the day. After Equinoxe's investigative journalism caught an eye on him, he was invited to an emission on TV. There he tabled his plea.
" my own country virtually erased me from their history and allowed me to die in misery. When Song fell sick, he was rushed to France for treatment and still holds a post in Cameroon's sporting life as coach of the junior Lions"
His lamentations caught the interest of Samuel Eto'o Fils who did not hesitate to come to his help.
There are many of them old players which Cameroon has virtually erased off the scales of their sporting history, his case just being a glaring one.
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| Samuel Eto'o saves Norbert OWONA from Misery |
After lossing his wife and two sons in the 70s, he contracted an illness that made him loss his gaming skills. He could not also work given that he had no money for the treatment.
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| Norbert OWONA Former Indomitable Lions Captain |
Norbert OWONA virtually spent his days and nights sleeping on the veranda of stores when they closed and wondered helplessly during the day. After Equinoxe's investigative journalism caught an eye on him, he was invited to an emission on TV. There he tabled his plea.
" my own country virtually erased me from their history and allowed me to die in misery. When Song fell sick, he was rushed to France for treatment and still holds a post in Cameroon's sporting life as coach of the junior Lions"
His lamentations caught the interest of Samuel Eto'o Fils who did not hesitate to come to his help.
There are many of them old players which Cameroon has virtually erased off the scales of their sporting history, his case just being a glaring one.