World Cup star feared to be trapped under earthquake rubble in Turkey
Originally from Ghana, Atsu plays soccer for the Turkish League team Hatayspor in the southern city of Antakya, which was decimated by the quake.
Many of his teammates have been rescued, but Atsu is still missing, the team’s sporting director Taner Savut said, according to News AU. The Former Newcastle United winger had just scored a last-minute goal Sunday to lead Hatayspor to victory. He played for Ghana in the 2014 World Cup and won best player at the 2015 African Cup of Nations.
Atsu is married with two children, and it is unclear if his family was with him in Turkey at the time of the earthquake.Atsu currently plays soccer for a team in the Turkish League.Officials said Monday the death toll in Turkey has reached at least 1,600, and another 1,000 people have died in Syria. The number of fatalities is expected to rise significantly, as rescuers struggle to search through the rubble and widespread devastation. The situation was made worse when a second earthquake of almost the same magnitude struck Monday afternoon.
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