MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has handed a 12-match suspension to Jesus Owono, the goalkeeper for FC Andorra (in the Spanish second division). The 25-year-old Equatorial Guinea international—who has earned 41 caps—violently struck Jesus de Miguel, a former Tenerife forward, during a league match on November 2. The collision resulted in the 30-year-old player’s death, sparking an unprecedented wave of shock and grief.

The disciplinary committee imposed the most severe sanction permitted under Article 102 of the regulations (which allows for a ban ranging from 4 to 12 matches) for an act of violence against an opponent during play. Following the tragedy, Owono stated in a press release that he is enduring “the most difficult days” of his life. His coach, Carles Manso, confirmed that the player is “deeply shaken” by “a tragedy with which, unfortunately, he must now learn to live.”

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