Owono left out of Eq Guinea squad after death of De Miguel

Goalkeeper Jesus Owono will miss Equatorial Guinea's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers this month following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel.

De Miguel, 30, died after suffering a serious injury in a collision with Owono during a Spanish second division match on Monday.

Owono said he is experiencing "the most difficult days of my life" in a statement issued by his club FC Andorra on Wednesday, adding that it is "very hard to come to terms with what has happened".

Equatorial Guinea's football federation (Feguifut) said that the 25-year-old had requested to be left out of coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese's squad.