Ghanaian Christian Atsu is among the many victims who died in the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. He was found dead on February 18, 2023.
Former Chelsea and Newcastle winger, now at Hatayspor in Turkey, was among those missing after the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
He was found dead under the rubble on February 18 under the rubble of his building in Hatay in southern Turkey, announced his agent quoted by the Turkish private agency DHA. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble. We take our stuff out again. His phone was also found,” said his agent Murat Uzunmehmet.
According to Turkish media, he was under the rubble of the Rönesans residence, a 12-story tower that collapsed in the earthquake. The Ghanaian Embassy in Turkey and the Ghana Football Federation initially claimed that the striker had been found alive, but this information was later proven to be false. The developer of the luxury residence turned into a ruin, where 800 people are believed to be buried, was arrested last week as he tried to leave Turkey.