The player’s manager said Atsu from Ghana was found dead under rubble in Turkey.
MOSCOW, February 18 – RIA Novosti. Ghanaian and Turkish Hatayspor football player Christian Atsu was rescued from the rubble after the devastating earthquake in Turkey. reported Agent Murat Uzunmehmet on Twitter.
Previously, the media had reported that Atsu was found alive in Hatay.
On February 6, earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in Kahramanmaraş at intervals of 9 hours. After hundreds of aftershocks, the tremors were felt in 11 provinces of the country and neighboring countries, including Syria. According to the latest data, more than 39 thousand people lost their lives in Turkey.
Atsu was 31 years old, during his career he played for Portuguese “Porto” and “Rio Ave”, English “Everton”, “Bournemouth” and “Newcastle”, Dutch “Vitesse”, Spanish “Malaga”. Saudi “Al Raed”. As part of the Ghana national team, he made 60 appearances, where he scored 10 goals.
Source: Ria
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