sad ending After long days of searching following the earthquake in Turkey, this morning (Saturday) the agent of Christian Atsu Because a player from Hatayspor and ex-Newcastle United was found lifeless.
The hard news came after 12 days of searches that came to an end this morning, and this after moments of hope. On February 6, the 31-year-old Ghanaian went missing following the severe earthquake in Turkey and Syria, when even then the fear for his life began.
Due to his high profile, many conflicting reports from around Turkey began to spread about his fate. During the last few days, it was claimed, among other things, that he had been located and successfully rescued, while at the same time news was flowing about a different end to the incident. This morning, as mentioned, the final and sad stamp was received.
Four days after his agent announced that the shoes of the former Ghana national team player had been found, this morning the same agent was forced to announce the untimely death of the 31-year-old extremist.
Etsu’s career was varied and extremely successful. He started it in Porto, but continued to make appearances in the Portuguese Rio Abe, was bought by Chelsea and loaned to Vitesse, Everton, Bournemouth and Malaga, until he officially moved to Newcastle – where he reached his peak between 2017 and 2021. After that he played in El- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with his last team being Turkey’s Hatayspor.Also, he had 60 appearances and 10 goals for the Ghana national team.
In his last game, less than a day before the earthquake that struck Turkey and its surroundings, Atso scored a winning goal in the 90th+7th minute against Kasimpasa in the Turkish League.