At the Northumberland Football League awards, Joshua Atsu Twasam, the eldest son of the late Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, was honored with the Player of the Year title.
Joshua Twasam had an impressive season playing for Team Gosforth Football Club, which led to him receiving this recognition at the conclusion of the campaign.
Demonstrating remarkable potential at a young age, the talented youngster is poised to follow in his father’s footsteps in the world of football.
His mother, Marie-Claire Rupio took to social media to celebrate her son, adding his father will be proud of him.
Meanwhile, the Rupio Family was also award the Tyler Garwood award for their enormous support for Joshua.
Joshua lives with his mother in the United Kingdom, where he is honing his talent as a footballer.
His father, Atsu tragically died following the devastating earthquake that his Turkey and Syria on February 8, 2023.
His mortal remains was returned to Ghana two weeks later after he was recovered from the rubble of the apartment he was living in.
Atsu was given a state burial on March 17 in Accra, Ghana.
Danilo pays tribute to Atsu
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Juventus and Brazilian defender, Danilo has paid an emotional tribute to Ghana winger, Christian Atsu, who passed away following the Turkey-Syria earthquake.
Danilo and Atsu were teammates at Portuguese giants, FC Porto, breaking into the senior team in the same year.
Atsu sadly died after being trapped under rubble for 12 days, following the devastating disaster which claimed the lives of over 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
Atsu’s body arrive for burial
The remains of Christian Atsu have finally arrived in Ghana from Turkey following his passing due to a devastating earthquake on February 6.
The government, family, friends and former footballers were all at the Kotoko International Airport to receive the body ahead of the final burial rites.
In emotional scenes at the airport, many struggled to hold back tears while others wailed openly as the body was painfully brought out of a Turkish Airlines plane.