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FILE – Newcastle United’s Ghanaian midfielder Christian Atsu (C) vies with Leicester City’s Spanish striker Ayoze Perez (L) and Leicester City’s Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi (R) during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Newcastle United at the Stadium King Power in Leicester, central England on September 29, 2019. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby/AFP)
Ghana national player and former Newcastle midfielder Christian Atsu has been found alive in the rubble of the earthquake that killed more than 4,800 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey said on Tuesday.
Atsu, 31, joined Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor in September, based in the southern province of Hatay near the epicenter of Friday’s massive earthquake.
“I have good news. I just got information from the president of the Ghanaian association that Christian Atsu has been found in Hatay,” Francisca Ashietey-Odunton told Accra-based Asaase Radio, referring to Ghana’s local community association.
The envoy did not provide further details on his condition.
Hatayspor official Mustafa Ozat told streaming channel Play Spor on Monday that Atsu was still in the rubble and trying to escape.
Atsu spent five seasons at Newcastle after an early campaign on loan before leaving for Saudi Arabia in 2021.
He won his last 60 Ghana national caps in September 2019.
“We are praying for Ghana International Christian Atsu and the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria,” the Ghana Football Association said on Twitter.
Dozens of countries have offered to help since the 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Monday as people slept. Freezing weather has hampered emergency efforts.
A multi-story apartment building full of residents was among more than 5,600 buildings reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses.
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