Kwadwo Asamoah: Former Juventus Midfielder Breaks Down in Tears As He Talks About Christian Atsu

• Kwadwo Asamoah couldn't fight back his tears as he paid tribute to Christian Atsu
• The former Juventus midfielder shared a national dressing room with the late star
• Atsu died tragically following a devastating earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria

Former Ghana international, Kwadwo Asamoah broke down in tears when paying tribute to Christian Atsu.

The winger met his untimely death during the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which caused his residence to collapse.

The former Chelsea and Newcastle player was found dead on February 18 under a building in southern Turkey.

Footballers, family members and sympathisers gathered at Atsu's family house to pay tribute to the ex-Chelsea and FC Porto winger.

The late player's former colleague at Ghana's senior national team, Kwadwo Asamoah was also in attendance could not hold back his tears.

Video: Orphans catered for by Atsu weep uncontrollably following tragic death of footballer

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Asamoah visibly shed tears as he talked about Atsu in an interview with Sports Brief.

Despite mustering the courage to share some kind words about the former Newcastle forward, the ex-Juventus midfielder couldn't fight back the tears when talking about how Atsu's philanthropic works inspired him.

Asamoah and former Ghana captain, Stephen Appiah gathered at the family house of Atsu on February 22 to commiserate.

The duo visited along with former Ghana international, Rabiu Mohammed, Derek Boateng, and Jerry Akaminko to mourn the passing of their ex-teammate.

Orphans helped by Atsu emotional

In a related article, orphans from Becky's Foundation were in teams after the death of former Ghana winger and their major benefactor, Atsu.

The winger supported the foundation through his Arms Around the Child non-governmental organisation and had 'adopted' them.

The former Chelsea and Newcastle United player was in the process of building a school for the children before his untimely death.

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Atsu’s twin sister cries uncontrollably

Sports Brief also reported on Atsu's twin sister, Christiana struggling to hold back her tears as she continues to mourn the sad passing of her brother.

The situation has been immeasurably heavy on his family, especially his twin sister, who eventually dissolved into a flood of tears.

Clad in an all-black ensemble, Christiana sat next to the area dedicated to signing the book of condolence open in Atsu’s memory.