Ghanaian International footballer, Christian Atsu, has been found dead after a devastating earthquake in Turkey. His manager in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, told DHA news agency on Saturday that his body had been found under the rubble in the Turkish southern province of Hatay.
Below are five things to know about the late footballer, Atsu:
1. Christian Atsu, who is from Ghana, was born in January 1992.
2. Atsu, who began his football career in Porto, was signed by Chelsea and eventually by Newcastle.
3. He won player and goal of the tournament at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
4. Atsu got married to his wife, Marie-Claire Rupio in 2012, and had three children, two sons and a daughter.
5. Before his death, he was currently playing for Hatayspor and the Ghana national football team as a midfielder.
Ghana said it was working with the Turkish government to organise the transport of Atsu’s body back to his home country for burial.
Midfielder Atsu spent four seasons at Chelsea before a permanent transfer to Newcastle in 2017. He signed last September for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor.
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