Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Owono has 47 caps for Equatorial Guinea but was not called up during the most recent international window
ByBen RamsdaleBBC Sport journalist- Published16 minutes ago
FC Andorra manager Carles Manso says goalkeeper Jesus Owono is yet to decide whether he will return to football following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel.
Owono was sent off after colliding with De Miguel during a Spanish second division match on 2 November, with the Tenerife forward passing away the following day in hospital.
Manso said the goalkeeper, 25, is currently spending time with his family and is "completely free to make any decision" with regard to a potential return.
"What we have to do is support him in every way and be close to him," Manso said.
"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.
"When he feels it is appropriate and when he feels genuinely ready to take a decision like that [he will do so]."
Andorra released a statement on behalf of Owono on 4 November, with the Equatorial Guinea keeper saying he was experiencing "the most difficult days of my life".
He added: "I feel enormous pain over the loss of Jesus. I think of him, his family, and everyone who loved him."
The team will return to action for the first time since De Miguel's death on Saturday when they face Almeria in the Spanish second division.
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