The body of Christian Atsu, the former Ghana international footballer who died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey, was flown home on Sunday, the country’s foreign ministry said.
The flight landed in Accra late on Sunday, and his coffin was carried away by members of Ghana’s armed forces. The coffin was later due to be transported to a military hospital morgue.
The former Chelsea and Newcastle forward, who was now attached at Turkish Super Lig side 0, was found dead under the rubble following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the south of Turkey and north of Syria two weeks ago.
He passed on at the age of 31.
The body was accompanied from Turkey by his family and Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton.
Reports in Ghana have suggested that the Government will assist the family with everything needed for the burial of the player.
