Hatayaspor Vice President Provides Latest Update on Christian Atsu and Missing Sporting Director

Hatayaspor Vice President Provides Latest Update on Christian Atsu and Missing Sporting Director

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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  • The search for Ghana winger Christian Atsu continues in Turkey
  • The player is reported to be trapped under rubbles following an earthquake on Monday
  • Atsu scored the winner as Hatayaspor defated Kasimpasa on Sunday

Vice President of Turkish club Hatayaspor, Mustafa Özat has given updates on two of their team members trapped under rubbles following an earthquake in Turkey.

Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu and the club's Sporting Director, Taner Savut are yet to be found after the apartment the team were living in collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Although some players and members of the technical team have been pulled out of the rubbles, Atsu and Savut have not been seen.

Christian Atsu, Hatayaspor, Taner Savut, Turkey
Hatayaspor vice president has spoken on missing player Christian Atsu. Credit: @yagosabuncuoglu
Source: Twitter

According to Özat, the two persons are still under the rubbles as a search team continuously works on finding them.

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"Cristian Atsu and Taner Savut are still under the rubble. We are trying to reach them," he said as quoted by Turkish journalist Yagiz Saboncouglu.

Atsu scored the winner on Sunday night as Hatayaspor defeated Kasimpasa in the Turkish Super Lig. He was making only his third appearance in the league for the club.

The 31-year-old joined Hatayaspor after leaving Saud Arabian club Al Raed last summer.

Atsu last played for the Black Stars at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

EPL clubs send goodwill message to Atsu

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Christian Atsu's former clubs in the English Premier League have sent goodwill messages to the player currently missing following an earthquake in Turkey.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria has left many dead with several people trapped under rubbles.

The Ghana international is reportedly yet to be found hours after some players and technical members of Hatayaspor were covered in wreckage.

Atsu trapped under rubbles

Christian Atsu is reportedly trapped under rubbles following an earthquake in Turkey.

The Hatayaspor winger is yet to be found after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake left many missing while others have been trapped under rubble.

According to reports, the player and director of Hatayaspor Taner Savut, are yet to be found with a search team deployed in the city of Kahramanmaraş.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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