Eto’o promised to buy Owona a house as well as donated a sum of 500,000 CFA francs (£686) to help with his medical bills.
Legendary Cameroonian attacker Samuel Eto’o has promised to buy a house for former national team captain Norbert Owona, who is currently homeless.
The former Barcelona and Chelsea star has also pledged to donate 500,000 CFA francs (£686) to his retired compatriot.
Owona played for the Cameroon national team in the 1960s and 1970’s and rose to even captain the Indomitable Lions.
However, the 67-year-old has been living a wretched life on the streets of Douala following his retirement from football.
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In a documentary by the BBC, the plight of Owona were highlighted, as he continues to battle with inguinal hernia at the hospital.
But it has emerged that Eto’o paid a visit to the former national team captain on Sunday, and pledged to help him out.
Eto’o promised to buy Owona a house as well as donated a sum of 500,000 CFA francs (£686) to help with his medical bills.
This was revealed by ex-Cameroon international Joseph Kamga., who played for the country in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
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The BBC reports that Owona had written to some government ministers about his state of health and his appeal for help, complaining that he was “living like an animal”.