The Ghana worldwide Christian Atsu, who performs for Turkish membership Hatayspor, is considered in a constructing that was destroyed, Hatayspor spokesman Mustafa Ozat mentioned, in accordance with Turkish media.
Ozat mentioned membership director Taner Savut was additionally believed to be in a constructing that collapsed and membership officers couldn’t contact each males. They had been seemingly trapped, Ozat mentioned.
At least two different Hatayspor gamers needed to be pulled out of rubble however had been now secure, Ozat mentioned. Atsu and Savut had been the one two Hatayspor gamers or officers nonetheless unaccounted for, he added.
The 31-year-old Atsu joined Hatayspor, which is predicated within the southern metropolis of Antakya, final yr after a spell enjoying in Saudi Arabia.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked massive elements of Turkey and neighboring Syria within the pre-dawn hours of Monday.
The quake was centered in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, and was felt as far-off as Cairo in Egypt. Hours later, a second 7.5 magnitude jolt, which was probably an aftershock, struck greater than 100 kilometers (60 miles) away from the epicenter of the earthquake and brought about extra destruction.
Turkish authorities mentioned greater than 3,700 buildings had been destroyed. The dying toll is predicted to rise.
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo supplied condolences to the folks of Turkey on his official Facebook account and added: “We pray that our fellow Ghanaian, Christian Atsu, is found safe and sound.”
Ghana Football Association spokesman Henry Asante-Twum wrote in an electronic mail to The Associated Press that that they had no news of Atsu and Ghana’s worldwide relations division was in search of data from Turkish authorities.
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Ibrahim Kwarteng, a buddy of Atsu, mentioned he had tried calling Atsu however couldn’t attain him.
“We are only praying that he will be found,” Kwarteng mentioned.
Kwarteng runs a basis in Ghana that helps former prisoners convicted of petty crimes to be reintegrated into society after their launch from jail. He mentioned Atsu was the one largest donor to the muse.
Newcastle mentioned on its official Twitter account it was “praying for some positive news” relating to Atsu.
