Former President, John Dramani Mahama has called for prayers for Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu is reportedly amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.[ads2]
The former Newcastle United and Chelsea winger currently plying his trade for Hataysport in Turkey was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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.
READ:Ghana’s Christian Atsu ‘trapped in rubble’ after an earthquake in Turkey
The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them continue.[ads3]
In a tweet, Mr Mahama said, “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.”
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. https://t.co/51RKJOc7AZ
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) February 6, 2023
He 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.[ads4]
He left the Magpies having played over 100 games in 2021 to join Saudi side Al-Raed but departed the Middle East for Turkey in the summer.
Atsu who joined Turkish Super Lig club Hataysport last summer, scored his first goal for the club this weekend, just hours before the earthquake struck.[ads5]
