Christian Atsu throughout his stint with Newcastle United in January 2020.
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The physique of former Ghana worldwide soccer participant Christian Atsu has been discovered after an enormous earthquake in Turkey, native media reported on February 18, quoting his supervisor.

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been discovered useless beneath the constructing the place he lived in southern Turkey after final week’s huge earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent mentioned.

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“Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet informed reporters in Hatay, the place the athlete’s physique was discovered. “Currently, more items are still being taken out. His phone was also found.”

Atsu had been scheduled to fly out of southern Turkey hours earlier than the quake, however Hatayspor’s supervisor mentioned on Friday the Ghanaian opted to stick with the membership after scoring the game-winning objective in a February 5 Super Lig match.