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Chelsea, Newcastle, and others mourn the death of Ghanaian footballer Atsu


The body of former Ghana international, Christian Atsu has been found after an overwhelming quake in Turkey, nearby media detailed Saturday, citing his director.

Atsu, 31, was up to speed in a 7.8-greatness shake that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing a bigger number of than 43,000 individuals in the two nations.

There were introductory reports the previous Chelsea and Newcastle player had been saved a day after the tremor, however these ended up being misleading.

His director in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, on Saturday reported that his body had been tracked down under the rubble in the Turkish southern region of Hatay.

“We have arrived at his dormant body. His possessions are as yet being eliminated. His telephone was likewise found,” Uzunmehmet said.

Ghana’s service of international concerns said it had “got the awful news”.
“The senior sibling and twin sister of Christian Atsu and an official of the (Ghanaian) consulate were available at the site when the body was recuperated,” the service said in a proclamation.
Ghana said it was working with the Turkish government to sort out the vehicle of the body back to Atsu’s nation of origin for entombment.
Midfielder Atsu burned through four seasons at Chelsea before a long-lasting exchange to Newcastle in 2017.

He marked last September for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor.

Chelsea gave an assertion proclaiming, “It is with gigantic bitterness that Chelsea Football Club gets the news that Christian Atsu is affirmed as one of the numerous casualties of the loathsome quake in Turkey and Syria.”

Newcastle likewise paid hommage to “a capable player and an exceptional individual”.
The club added, “He will continuously be affectionately recollected by our players, staff and allies.

“At first joining borrowed, he assumed a key part in the Jaybirds crew that got the title in 2017 preceding taking a super durable action to assist us with laying out our place back in the Chief Association.”

Search and salvage laborers found Atsu’s body where he was remaining at Ronesans Home, a block of skyscraper extravagance pads that brought down in Antakya city in Hatay.

Turkish police captured the structure’s worker for hire at Istanbul air terminal last week as he had all the earmarks of being going to Montenegro, as per state news organization Anadolu.
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Adeyinka Arutu

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