Christian Atsu’s body was discovered in a position that implies he was asleep when the earthquake struck, according to former Black Stars player Augustine Arhinful.
He claimed that a concrete block struck the deceased Ghanaian international forward, who was struck by the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6, 2023.
Atsu is believed to have died a day after the incident, according to hearsay, as Augustine Arhinful noted.
“When they found Atsu, according to what I heard, he had slept, and the concrete came to hit him. “By the first day, he was gone, and it took that long to find him,” Arhinful said on Max TV.
“When the earth shakes like that and you want to use excavators, you might kill someone who is not dead, so the rescue is a process to dig with your hands,” he added.
On Saturday, February 18, 2023, Christian Atsu’s body was recovered from the rubble of a building where he had been trapped for over 12 days.
Following the arrival of the body on Sunday, February 19, the family has disclosed that a one-week ceremony for the late footballer will be held on March 4, 2023.
31-year-old Christian Atsu left behind a wife and three children, who are all based in the United Kingdom.