Equatorial Guinean goalkeeper, Jesus Owono has been awarded the Sidi Ali Water Save of the Day on the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Softfootball reviews.
Though, Equatorial Guinea misplaced 3-1 to Algeria of their last Group E match, Owono’s level black save from that encounter didn’t go unnoticed as he capped a poor event with an excellent finish.
Equatorial Guinea did not win any matches in Group E and completed with zero factors, scoring simply two targets and conceding a whopping six targets however regardless of the poor efficiency from the crew however Jesus Owono was excellent in objective.
CAF by way of its official X deal with introduced the award to acknowledge the brilliance of Jesus Owono. The quick assertion learn:
Composed, alert, decisive. Jesús Owono’s standout cease claims the Sidi Ali Water Save of the Day. 🧤🇬🇶. TotalEnergiesAFCON2025
Apparently, it was 36-year-old Egyptian goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shenawy that made it into the AFCON Group Stage XI however Jesus Owono’s save was so superior that he couldn’t be ignored for the highest save award.
Right here is the by way of of the superior save made by Jesus Owono as shared by CAF’s official X deal with. Watch beneath.
Composed, alert, decisive. Jesús Owono’s standout cease claims the Sidi Ali Water Save of the Day. 🧤🇬🇶#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/f6oWOutWFe
— TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 (@CAF_Online) January 2, 2026
Equatorial Guinean did not get previous the primary spherical and should wait one other 4 years to compete once more on the highest stage of African soccer.
