Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian football star who English Premier League For Everton and Newcastle United, Turkey and Syria were found alive after the earthquake.
The Ghana Football Association tweeted on Tuesday that Atsu was alive. he was pulled from a collapsed building in turkey, Atsu currently plays for Turkish club Hatayspor.
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Chelsea’s Pedro, left, and Newcastle United’s Christian Etsu vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London on January 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
“We have received some positive news that Christian Atsu has been successfully rescued from the rubble of the building collapse and is receiving treatment,” the Ghana Football Association wrote in a tweet. “Let’s continue to pray for Christian.”
A spokesman for Hatayspor told Turkish media on Monday that Atsu was believed to be in a building that Magnitude-7.8 earthquake Attacked southeastern Turkey and Syria. The death toll from the powerful earthquakes has risen to more than 5,000.
A file photo from September 7, 2022 shows Christian Atsu of Atakas Hatayspor posing for a photo during a training session in Hatay, Turkey. (Atakas Hatayspor / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Atsu made his debut in Portugal and helped Porto win the Primeira Liga during the 2012–13 season. He signed a five-year deal with Chelsea, but was loaned out to several other clubs and never actually made an appearance for the Blues.
He has 65 national team appearances and nine goals.
People and rescuers try to reach people trapped inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has toppled several buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria, and many casualties are feared. (IHA Agency via AP)
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The earthquake struck the region early Monday and was centered in Turkey’s southern province of Kahramanmaras. The rumble was felt as far away as Cairo in Egypt. Subsequent earthquakes caused more destruction.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.