Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to pray for Christian Atsu, a former Black Stars player who is purportedly ‘trapped’ beneath the rubble of a collapsed structure as a result of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey.
“Let’s continue to pray for our brother Christian Atsu and his club director.
The city of Hayat is in the region affected by the earthquake. Let’s continue to pray that God spares their lives,”
Mr. Mahama shared across his social media pages in the wake of the search for the Christian Atsu after the earthquake in Turkey.
Christian Atsu is amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.
A search and rescue operation is underway after Atsu, who formerly played for Chelsea and Newcastle United, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The 65-cap Ghana international joined Super Lig club Hataysport last summer.
Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them continue.
Atsu joined Chelsea as a youngster in 2013 from Porto before being sent on a number of loan spells. He spent time at Everton and Bournemouth before making a permanent switch to Newcastle United in 2017 having never played a Premier League game for Chelsea.
