Earthquake in Turkey: they deny the finding of a Ghanaian soccer player 2:01
(CNN) --
Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu is still missing 10 days after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, his agent told CNN Sport on Wednesday.
“We are still looking for Christian.
We have asked the AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate) to place the photo of him in all local and national hospitals,” Atsu's agent Nana Sechere told CNN in a WhatsApp message on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of people have died in Syria and Turkey, and stories of survival are becoming scarcer as the hours tick by.
Earthquake in Turkey: they deny finding of soccer player Christian Atsu, according to his agent
Sechere, who is in the province of Hatay, in southern Turkey, together with the athlete's family, asked for more resources and help to locate the Hatayspor player on Tuesday.
“Things are moving incredibly slowly and as a result many rescues are being delayed and lives are being lost due to the lack of resources available to workers.
It is unfortunate that the club is not on the ground with us, side by side, in the search for Christian," Sechere tweeted.
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“Your position and influence, along with your knowledge of the terrain, would be of great help.
We implore the president of the club and the mayor of Hatay, Lütfü Savaş, to provide additional resources to speed up the rescue efforts as a priority,” he stated.
According to Sechere, Atsu's room has been located and two pairs of his shoes have been found, but they have yet to locate him in the rubble.
“This is a difficult situation and we are extremely grateful to all the Turkish and foreign rescue teams, local civilians and volunteers for their efforts and response to rescue the survivors.
However, we urgently need more resources, including a translator, on the ground,” Sechere added.
Ghana's ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, told CNN that she had no updated information on Atsu's whereabouts.
CNN has reached out to Savaş, Hatayspor and the Ghana Football Association for comment.
Last week, there was confusion as reports from Turkey originally said that Atsu had been located and was in hospital.
Sechere had originally told CNN on February 7 that he had "official confirmation" from Hatayspor that Atsu "was in the hospital and that he is stable."
But on February 8, Sechere denied the facts and contrary to previous reports, he confirmed that Atsu was still missing.
Before joining Hatayspor last year, Atsu represented a number of different English clubs, including Chelsea, Everton, Bournemouth and Newcastle.
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