Owono enduring ‘hardest days of my life’ after De Miguel death

Tenerife striker De Miguel died connected Tuesday arsenic a effect of injuries from a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Owono.

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said helium is enduring the “hardest days of my life” aft the decease of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, whom helium collided with during a Spanish 2nd part lucifer connected Monday.

The 30-year-old Spanish footballer died connected Tuesday arsenic a effect of injuries helium suffered successful the collision with Equatorial Guinea planetary Owono, who had raced into midfield to wide an aerial ball.

“These are the hardest days of my life. I conflict to find the words, and it is precise hard for maine to process thing that has happened,” said Owono successful a connection published by his nine Andorra connected Wednesday.

“I consciousness immense symptom implicit the nonaccomplishment of Jesus. I deliberation of him, of his family, and of each the radical who loved him.

“I cognize determination volition beryllium galore issues to address, and I volition look immoderate comes with the utmost respect. But close now, honestly, I cannot deliberation astir thing different than Jesus and the symptom we are going through. Rest successful peace, Jesus.”

Spanish constabulary sources told the AFP quality bureau that an probe into what happened has been opened, nether judicial supervision.

Andorra players observed a minute’s soundlessness connected Wednesday earlier a voluntary grooming session, which Owono, 25, did not attend.

Owono received enactment from the president of the African country’s federation, Venancio Tomas Ndong Micha, successful a missive of condolence pursuing De Miguel’s death.

“I consciousness compelled to convey each our solidarity and enactment astatine this clip to our subordinate Jesus Lazaro Owono,” Micha wrote.

“We cognize that, arsenic the involuntary protagonist of this tragic incidental successful the game, helium is surviving done this concern with heavy sorrow and distress.

“From the Equatorial Guinea Football Federation, we connection him each our quality and nonrecreational backing, afloat alert of the harshness of this event, which nary 1 successful our athletics ever wishes to witness.”

Andorra defender Lautaro Spatz posted connected Instagram successful enactment of Owono, whom helium said was “deeply affected” by what had happened.

“Those of america who cognize him cognize the benignant of idiosyncratic helium is, however overmuch helium is suffering astatine this infinitesimal and that helium would ne'er intentionally wounded anyone,” wrote Spatz.

“In football, unfortunate incidents tin happen, but nary 1 could ideate that 1 of them mightiness extremity with specified tragic consequences.”

Postponements

Earlier connected Wednesday, it was confirmed that Tenerife and Andorra’s Spanish 2nd part matches scheduled for the play would beryllium postponed.

Tenerife were owed to look Granada distant from home, portion Andorra were acceptable to invited Mallorca.

“After the tragic quality of the decease of Tenerife subordinate Jesus de Miguel, the crippled … this Saturday November 7, astatine Nuevo Los Carmenes [stadium], has been postponed,” said Granada successful a statement.

Mallorca said, “At times similar this, respect and sensitivity successful the look of a concern of profound grief indispensable travel first.”

The Spanish shot federation postponed each Copa del Rey and Copa de la Reina matches this week arsenic a people of respect pursuing De Miguel’s death.

Tenerife program to clasp a tribute to De Miguel astatine the club’s stadium connected Saturday, which supporters tin attend, and are holding a six-day mourning period.

The nine said the archetypal team, committee and unit volition be De Miguel’s funeral, which volition instrumentality spot successful Navahermosa, successful the state of Toledo connected the Spanish mainland, wherever helium has household roots.

A infinitesimal of soundlessness was held earlier Champions League matches connected Tuesday successful honour of the striker, with the aforesaid planned for the remainder of the week’s fixtures, organised by European football’s governing assemblage UEFA.