Owono receives 12-match ban as Tenerife prepare to return after De Miguel death

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono has received a 12-match suspension following the challenge on Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel during their Spanish second-division match on November 2. The Spanish football federation's disciplinary committee confirmed the sanction on Friday. De Miguel died the following day, aged 30, according to BBC Sport.

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The federation's published ruling classified the incident as a serious offence under Article 102 of its disciplinary code and imposed the maximum suspension available under that provision. Its decision also included accompanying fines under Article 52. The committee based its assessment on the referee's account of a raised-leg challenge involving excessive force while the players contested the ball.

The official report recorded that De Miguel received treatment on the pitch before being carried away on a stretcher. It also explained why the match was halted: after officials consulted the captains and team representatives, both sides indicated they were not emotionally able to continue. The committee expressed condolences to De Miguel's family, friends, team-mates and club in its decision.

Sky Sports reported that the federation had decided to retain the 2-2 score rather than require the teams to resume the abandoned match. Its report also said Andorra manager Carles Manso had stated on Thursday that Owono had not yet decided whether he would return to football. That uncertainty remains separate from the length of the sporting suspension imposed by the committee.

Tenerife are preparing to face Ceuta on Sunday in their first match since De Miguel's death. Speaking ahead of the fixture, manager Alvaro Cervera acknowledged the limits of the disciplinary rules, BBC Sport reported. He said the sanction could appear light but accepted that the committee had applied the regulations available to it, rather than suggesting it had discretion to impose a longer ban.

Cervera also described a difficult return to training and said he was unsure whether all his players were ready to compete again. He explained that some would welcome playing as a distraction, while others were not yet in the right frame of mind. Although he saw gradual progress during group sessions, he stressed that players were coping differently away from the club.