Christian Atsu looks on as he plays for Newcastle United, Jan. 12, 2019. Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is still missing after the earthquake in Turkey despite earlier reports that he had been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital.
Horrifying Incident In Turkey
A man walks amid destroyed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake.
What Happened To Atsu?
Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital.
Atsu’s well-being and whereabouts were unknown. Aydin Toksoz, the deputy head of Hatayspor soccer club, told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency news service that club sporting director Taner Savut was also missing after the massive earthquake that struck southern Turkey and Syria and has now killed more than 19,000 people, with that number expected to rise.
Investigation Is Still On
The 31-year-old Atsu, who previously played for English clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, signed for Hatayspor late last year. The club is based in the southern city of Antakya, near the epicenter of the earthquake that struck in the early hours of Monday and devastated the region. Atsu and Savut were believed to have been in buildings that collapsed, the club had said.
Nana Sechere, the agent for Atsu, said in messages to The Associated Press that he traveled to Turkey to try to find Atsu but the player “is yet to be found.”
Hatayspor and the Ghana soccer association announced on Tuesday that Atsu was rescued from a ruined building on Monday night and taken to a medical facility for treatment.
Hope He Is Safe
Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey said she was also searching for Atsu. Francisca Ahsitey-Odunton told Ghanaian radio she was given a list of 200 hospitals or medical facilities that Atsu could have been sent to if he was rescued and she had also been unable to confirm where the player was.
She said she hoped he was in one of those hospitals and his location hadn’t been confirmed “in all the confusion, which is understandable under the circumstances.”
FAQ’s
1. Who is Christian Atsu?
A. He is a soccer player
2. What is his profession?
A. Soccer player
3. What is Christian Atsu Nationality ?
A. Turkey
4. How old is Christian Atsu?
A. 31 years old
5. What happened to Christian Atsu?
A. He went missing after the earthquake in Turkey
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