This was said by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in a statement.It occurred a few hours after the body of the Hatayspor footballer was found from the wreckage on February 18.

The body was recovered 12 days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 40,000 people.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christian Atsu’s older brother, twin sister, and a Ghana Embassy official were present when the body was retrieved.

The government sends its heartfelt sympathies to Christian Atsu’s wife and family, according to a statement released on Saturday, February 18.A few days after the earthquake, it was claimed that the Ghanaian player was gone.However, word arrived that he had been located and was healing in an undisclosed hospital.

In contrast to previous claims, however, his club stated that he had not been located.After the recovery of Christian Atsu’s body on Saturday, many of his loved ones have already paid him respect.Mubarak Wakaso, his buddy and former Black Stars teammate, tweeted his sadness upon hearing the tragedy.