{
  "id": 17986336,
  "title": "'I Am Not Jesus': Michel Owono Faces Racist Abuse After Being Confused With Goalkeeper Owono",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/i-am-not-jesus-michel-owono-faces-racist-abuse-after-being-confused",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:33:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/i-am-not-jesus-michel-owono-faces-racist-abuse-after-being-confused-with-goalkeeper-owono"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michel Owono, a defender for Spanish club CF Can Vidalet, has denounced racist abuse and threats following an incident where he was mistakenly identified as Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono. The confusion arose after a fatal on-field collision involving a player from Tenerife, which resulted in the death of CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel. Despite having no connection to the incident, Michel Owono became a target of angry messages on social media due to the mistaken identity.",
  "summary": "Michel Owono, a footballer with Spanish club CF Can Vidalet, has condemned racist abuse and threats after being mistaken for Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono following a fatal on-field incident involving a Tenerife player. The defender, who shares the goalkeeper's surname and Equatorial Guinean heritage, became the target of angry messages despite having no connection to the incident. Mistaken…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}