Ghanaian soccer participant Christian Atsu, who final performed for Türkiye’s Hatayspor membership, went lacking after sturdy earthquakes on February 6.
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Ghanaian soccer participant Christian Atsu has been discovered lifeless after going lacking within the main twin earthquakes in Türkiye, his agent and membership confirmed.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well-wishers that sadly Christian Atsu’s body was recovered this morning. My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers and support,” Nana Sechere, an agent for the 31-year-old footballer, said on Saturday on Twitter.
“Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet, Atsu’s Turkish agent, informed reporters within the southern province of Hatay, one of many Turkish cities laborious hit by the earthquakes final week.
“Currently, more items are still being taken out. His phone was also found,” Uzunmehmet added.
Noting that Atsu died whereas underneath the rubble, his membership Atakas Hatayspor stated the participant’s physique was being transferred to his hometown in Ghana. “We will not forget you, Atsu. Peace be upon you, beautiful person. There are no words to describe our sadness. REST in PEACE ATSU.”
Ghana’s winger Atsu, who final performed for Türkiye’s Hatayspor, had been lacking because the sturdy earthquakes hit southeastern Türkiye on February 6.
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Condolences from golf equipment
On Twitter, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) expressed its condolences to Atsu’s household and buddies, stating that it was saddened to be taught of his loss of life within the catastrophe.
Several Turkish Super Lig golf equipment, together with Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor, additionally conveyed their condolences on social media.
Atsu, who joined Hatayspor final yr, had beforehand performed for a number of European groups together with Everton, Chelsea, and Newcastle United within the English Premier League, in addition to Portuguese membership Porto.
He was a member of Porto’s 2013 Portuguese championship squad.
Atsu additionally scored 10 objectives in 60 caps for Ghana.
More than 39,000 folks have been killed by the 2 sturdy earthquakes that jolted southeastern Türkiye, based on official figures.
The 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude quakes had been centred in Kahramanmaras province and struck 10 different provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazig and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million folks have been affected by the devastating quakes.
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Source: AA
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