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Christian Atsu, a soccer player from Ghana, has still not been located followingSyria and Turkey’s devastating earthquakes, according to his agent Nana Sechere.
TheGhanaian Football Associationsaid Tuesday that Atsu had been pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building and was in “stable” condition. But on Wednesday,Sechere said that his client’s location is currently unknown and he has yet to personally confirm that Atsu, who plays for Hatayspor, is OK.
Sechere promised that “official updates will be provided as more information comes to light,” and asked fans to to respect the family’s privacy “during this harrowing time” and to “refrain from spreading unsubstantiated news as this will only hamper the search efforts for Christian.”
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Atsu is not the only member from Hatayspor’s club that went missing on Monday following the earthquakes. Sporting director Taner Savut has also not been located, according toTurkish news outlet Spor Arena.
The team’s general manager Volkan Demirel told the Turkish outlet that the club has “no news yet” on either Savut or Atsu and warned that it’s possible that neither member of the team have survived.
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Translated from Turkish, Demirel told the outlet, “Please don’t write that he survive without being sure that he survived. People have families, hopes, sorrows and pain are increasing.”
Demirel insisted that when updates on either Savut or Atsu come in, he will share them with the public. “There is no news about Atsu and Taner Savut yet. Wouldn’t I share this if they were in the hospital? I will share it as soon as the news comes. We went through very difficult things.”
Hatayspor’s manager explained that “people are working day and night” to rescue victims from the rubble. “I hope both of them will be saved,” he said.
On Monday,Sechere saidhe had been in touch with “club officials from Hatayspor and all relevant authorities in Turkey,” to gather more information about his client’s safety. “All our energies are focused on finding Christian,” he wrote.
According toGoal, Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor said their goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, died in the earthquake.
“Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, lost his life after being under the collapse of the earthquake,“the club said on social media. “Rest in peace. We will not forget you, beautiful person.”
source: people.com
