IMAGE – Ghana midfielder Christian Atsu (right) is marked by Cameroon defender Gaetan Bong during the Group F African Nations Cup (CAN) 2019 football match between Cameroon and Ghana at Ismailia Stadium on the 29th. June 2019. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP)
The body of former Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found after a major earthquake in Turkey, local media reported on Saturday, citing his manager.
Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 people in both countries.
had originally reported he was rescued a day after the earthquake, but these turned out to be false.
His manager in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, told the DHA news agency on Saturday that his body was found under the rubble in Hatay province, southern Turkey.
“We reached his lifeless body. His belongings are still being moved. His phone was also found,” Uzunmehmet told DHA.
Midfielder Atsu spent four seasons at Chelsea before moving to Newcastle in 2017. He signed in September for Turkish league side Hatayspor.
Search and rescue workers found Atsu’s body where he was staying at Ronesans Residence, a luxury high-rise apartment block in the city of Antakya in Hatay.
According to state news agency Anadolu, Turkish police arrested the building’s contractor at Istanbul airport last week when he appeared to be on his way to Montenegro.
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