GHANAIAN FOOTBALLER CHRISTIAN ATSU PULLED OUT ALIVE FROM RUBBLE

Tue 07 February 2023:

Ghana international winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his football club has told the media.

Atsu, who plays for Hatayspor, was reported missing in Turkey’s Hatay province following the magnitude 7.8 quake and its aftershocks that brought down thousands of buildings, killing some 5,000 people, in several Turkish and Syrian cities on Monday.

“Christian Atsu was pulled out injured. Our sporting director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble,” club vice president Mustafa Ozak told Radyo Gol on Tuesday.

Officials say as many as 1,500 buildings were destroyed in Hatay province.

Atsu, 31, played in the English Premier League for Newcastle United and Everton, on loan from Chelsea, and joined Hatayspor in September. He was last selected to play for Ghana in 2019, but has not officially retired from international football.

Ozat told beIN Sports on Monday that several players and officials had been rescued from the rubble.

“Praying for some positive news,” Newcastle had tweeted before Atsu was found.

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