Black Stars midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has disclosed that he spoke with Christian Atsu, a bossom buddy and teammate, on the day that Atsu got trapped in earthquake debris, an occurrence that ultimately resulted in his death.
It was a typical talk between them, but Wakaso claims that the focus of their conversation was primarily on him making fun of the deceased Hatayspor winger for scoring the game-winning goal late the day before in a league game.
“It was the same day. He scored in their match and he shared the video on his social media pages. So I called him and I was teasing him that ‘you are not allowing us to have peace because of the cheap goal you scored’ and we laughed over it,” Wakaso told Accra-based Peace FM in an interview.
In their parting words, Atsu promised to call him back. Nonetheless, that ended their last exchange as friends.
Wakaso is left with just memories that he shared with Christian Atsu. His brother is no more.
Atsu was confirmed dead on Saturday, after being pulled of a debris he was stuck under for 12 days since the devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria.