Ghanaians accrued outdoor the rustic’s parliament construction in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of nationwide soccer group winger Christian Atsu, who died all through the earthquake in southern Turkey final month.
Atsu had long gone lacking after the February 6 earthquake following the cave in of an condominium construction in Hatay. His frame was once later discovered beneath the rubble and flown again to Ghana.
He was once 31.
Mourners silently filed previous Atsu’s coffin, which arrived draped in Ghana’s nationwide flag. Family, fanatics and beneficiaries of his charitable donations remembered him as a philanthropist.
“He’s even more than a football player,” stated Fedna Asare, a circle of relatives pal. “His name will forever be in our hearts because he has helped a lot of people.”
Atsu were scheduled to fly out of southern Turkey hours sooner than the quake however the Ghanaian had opted to stick with the membership after scoring the successful purpose in a February 5 Super Lig fit.
The crisis killed greater than 54,000 other people in Turkey and Syria.
