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The physique of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu was discovered beneath rubble on Saturday, in accordance with his agent, virtually two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria.
“It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I’ve to announce to all properly wishers that sadly Christian Atsu’s physique was recovered this morning,” Atsu’s agent Nana Sechere tweeted. “My deepest condolences go to his household and family members.”
The physique of the Hatayspor participant was recovered from beneath the rubble of a destroyed constructing in Antakya, Turkey’s state information channel TRT Haber reported on Saturday.
His physique will likely be despatched to Ghana, in accordance with an announcement by his membership Hatayaspor on Twitter. “Peace be upon you, lovely particular person. There aren’t any phrases to explain our disappointment,” the assertion added.
Atsu went lacking after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing a minimum of 45,513 folks, with a minimum of 39,672 dying in Turkey, in accordance with the most recent quantity given by Turkish Inside Minister Suleyman Soylu.
Within the rapid aftermath, there was confusion as experiences from Turkey initially stated that Atsu had been situated and was in a hospital, however on February 8, Sechere tweeted that it had come to mild, opposite to prior experiences, that Atsu was nonetheless lacking.
Previous to becoming a member of Hatayspor final 12 months, Atsu represented a number of completely different English golf equipment, together with Chelsea, Everton, Bournemouth and Newcastle.