KiDi in a Twitter post on Monday, February 20, 2023, wrote: “Rest Christian Atsu”.
The West African nation has been shocked and saddened following the news of the death of the former Chelsea and Newcastle United player.
The Turkish agent of the Ghana star said rescue workers found the body of the former Chelsea and Newcastle player after days of searching the building where he lived.
The footballer’s family and the entire football world are worried after different news about the winger’s whereabouts after the earthquake in his hometown.
His body landed at Kotaka International Airport on Sunday, February 19, 2023.
The footballer’s body was accompanied from Turkey by his family and Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, Ghana’s foreign minister said.
The plane landed at 19:25 GMT in Accra, where the plane was met by relatives, government officials and representatives of the Ghana Football Association.
The winger played 65 times for Ghana’s national team and helped the team reach the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final.