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Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu was found dead under the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey

2023-02-18T12:42:12.474Z


Nearly two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria, the body of Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday.


Christian Atsu, who played for many English clubs including Newcastle and Chelsea, was confirmed dead on Saturday.

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(CNN) --

The body of Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday, according to his agent, nearly two weeks after the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

"It is with the greatest regret that I have to announce to all supporters that Christian Atsu's body was unfortunately recovered this morning," Atsu's agent Nana Sechere tweeted.

"My condolences to his family and loved ones."

The Hatayspor player's body was recovered from under the rubble of a destroyed building in Antakya, Turkey's state-run news channel TRT Haber reported on Saturday.

His body will be sent to Ghana, according to a statement from his club Hatayaspor on Twitter.

“Peace be with you, beautiful person.

There are no words to describe our sadness," the statement added.

Atsu disappeared after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing at least 45,513 people, including at least 39,672 in Turkey, according to the latest figure provided by the minister of Turkish interior, Suleyman Soylu.

Immediately after the quake, there was confusion as reports from Turkey originally said that Atsu had been located and was in a hospital, but on February 8, Sechere tweeted that contrary to previous reports, Atsu was still missing.

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Before joining Hatayspor last year, Atsu represented a number of different English clubs, including Chelsea, Everton, Bournemouth and Newcastle.

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Source: cnnespanol

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