Thoughts are with Christian Atsu's family and the football world ❤️
Atsu joined Turkish club Hatayspor in September and scored the winning goal for his new team in a league game at home against Kasimpaşa SK on February 5, just hours before the earthquake struck in the pre-dawn hours of February 6.Antakya, the city where Hatayspor is based, is in the southern region of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake.
Hatayspor said Atsu’s body would be repatriated to Ghana. “There are no words to describe our sadness,” the club tweeted. Atsu played more than 60 times for Ghana and scored on his debut as a 20-year-old in 2012. He was part of the Ghana squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and starred at the 2015 African Cup of Nations, scoring two goals to help Ghana to the final, where it lost in a penalty shootout to Ivory Coast.Atsu was signed by Chelsea in 2013 but his time there was limited to appearances in exhibition games and he was sent out on loan to various clubs over the next four years.
“A talented player and a special person, he will always be fondly remembered by our players, staff and supporters,” Newcastle tweeted.
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