# Tenerife boss says Owono’s 12-match ban ‘feels light’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tenerife-boss-says-owonos-12-match-ban-feels-light/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:26:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:26:21+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmjeq0x815zko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Owono received the maximum ban allowed under the rules.
- Cervera says 12 matches may feel light given De Miguel’s death.
- Tenerife return to play as teammates continue to cope with the loss.

## Summary

Tenerife manager Alvaro Cervera says goalkeeper Jesus Owono’s 12-match suspension may seem light given that Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died the day after their on-pitch collision. He accepts, however, that the Spanish football federation’s rules limited the disciplinary committee to judging the incident itself, rather than its tragic outcome.

Owono, 25, was sent off during the Spanish second-tier match on 2 November. The committee imposed the maximum available ban, citing the referee’s report that Owono had struck De Miguel in the chest with his leg using excessive force while the ball was in play. Tenerife’s match against Ceuta on Sunday is the club’s first since De Miguel, 30, died; Cervera said players were coping in different ways and returning to football would be difficult.

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