Ghana international Christian Atsu Twasam, could still have been buried under the rubble within the earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday daybreak.
This conflicts with earlier spine-tingling reviews that suggested the Hatayspor of Turkey winger, has been discovered – 26 hours after the 7.8 magnitude quake that introduced down 1000’s of buildings – and killing some 11,000 peoples, in a number of Turkish and Syrian cities.
The vp of the membership, Mustafa Ozat, had earlier informed Radyo Gol that Atsu had been pulled out from the rubble – after hours of uncertainty, and whisked to hospital.
Ozat had insisted in an interview too with BeIN Sports on Tuesday that a number of gamers and officers, together with the proficient Ghanaian winger, had been rescued from the rubble.
This was adopted by an information from the Ghana Ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, that she had been assured by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in that nation that “Atsu has been found, rescued, and been sent to a medical centre because he was found with injuries.”
That thrilling piece of information introduced big aid to the nation and the household of the participant as effectively.
But simply as Ghanaians had been thanking God for what many described as “huge miracle,” emerged one other replace from Hatayspor that “Christian Atsu is still unaccounted for.”
According to the membership, the participant couldn’t be traced at any of the hospitals treating earthquake victims, including that the one who was earlier alleged to have been retrieved, was really not Atsu.
Club officers and brokers yesterday additionally asserted that there isn’t a video or photograph proof availin a position to affirm Atsu’s rescue or admission to any medical facility, suggesting the Ghanaian philanthropist is still caught underground.
Sources say the membership’s officers had been calling in all of the hospitals, bellowing out his title and sending footage across the hospitals “but was not there.”
Hatayspor crew physician, Gurbey Kahveci, has additionally confirmed that Atsu and the membership’s sporting director Taner Savut, had been but to be discovered.
The newest info has seen many throwing up their palms in despair, whereas others stay delicately optimistic – however referred to as for prayers to be intensified.
As of press time yesterday, shut pal of Atsu and Ghana teammate – Mubarak Wakasu, might additionally not affirm his whereabouts, calling on the general public to “respect the families privacy during this harrowing time, and refrain from spreading unsubstantiated news as this will only hamper the search efforts for Christian.”
The 31-year-old Atsu final weekfinish climbed off the bench within the 82nd minute to attain a surprising free-kick in his membership’s final sport in opposition to Kasimpasa SK.
That solely aim of the match noticed the membership sneak out of the relegation zone to the 14th spot on the log of the 19-club Spor Toto Süper Lig.
Atsu featured within the Premier League for Newcastle United and Everton and joined Hatayspor in September, final yr.
He was final chosen to play for Black Stars of Ghana in 2019.
BY JOHN VIGAH
