Jesus Owono undecided on football return as Andorra promise support

Jesus Owono has not decided whether he will return to football following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, FC Andorra manager Carles Manso has said. According to BBC Sport, the 25-year-old goalkeeper is spending time with his family while the club leaves decisions about his playing future to him.

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Manso said Andorra's responsibility was to support Owono and remain close to him without placing pressure on him to come back. The manager made clear that the goalkeeper would have the freedom to decide whether to resume playing, as well as when, once he felt ready to make that choice.

De Miguel, 30, died in hospital on 3 November, the day after a collision with Owono during a Spanish second-division match. The teams were level at 2-2 in stoppage time when the incident occurred. Owono was shown a red card, and the match was abandoned after the Tenerife striker received treatment and was taken to hospital.

In a statement released through Andorra on 4 November, Owono described his difficulty in processing what had happened and expressed grief for De Miguel, his family and those close to him. BBC Sport reported that Owono was absent from a voluntary training session that day, when Andorra's players observed a minute's silence.

Andorra had already announced psychological support for anyone at the club who needed it. In its statement following De Miguel's death, the club said the incident had deeply affected players, coaches and other staff. Tenerife president Felipe Minambres also said his club's players would need professional assistance to cope with losing a team-mate.

Owono has also received backing from Equatorial Guinea's football federation. Its president, Venancio Tomas Micha, offered personal and professional support to the goalkeeper, who has made 47 international appearances, according to the BBC's earlier reporting. Team-mate Lautaro Spatz separately described Owono as devastated by De Miguel's death.

Andorra are due to face Almeria on Saturday in their first match since the death. Manso's latest comments leave Owono's own return unresolved: the club's resumption of competitive football does not come with a date for the goalkeeper to resume playing.