{"id":10374,"date":"2023-02-18T19:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T19:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/2023\/02\/18\/see-the-goals-christian-atsu-scored-for-ghana\/"},"modified":"2023-02-18T19:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T19:12:59","slug":"see-the-goals-christian-atsu-scored-for-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=10374","title":{"rendered":"See the Goals Christian Atsu Scored for Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Late Black Star player,<\/strong> Christian Atsu Twasam was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deceased Black Stars Winger, Christian Atsu Twasam scored ten (10) goals in his eleven(11) year international career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asu made his debut at the age of 20 for the Ghana Black Stars in July 2012 against Lesotho and scored his debut goal .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He made 60 appearances for Ghana with his last appearance coming in 2029 . He played four African Cup of Nations tournaments and one World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He scored 3 goals in 20 games at AFCON, 4 goals in 14 AFCON qualifies games, and 3 goals in 9 World Cup games .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christain Atsu was named the best player and Goal of the Tournament at the 2015 AFCON when Ghana finished runner-up in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 6 February 2023, Christian Atsu went missing in the immediate aftermath of the 2023 Turkey\u2013Syria earthquake; he was feared to be among those trapped under the rubble of Hatayspor\u2019s headquarters in Antakya following the quake. Subsequent reports were conflicted over Atsu\u2019s fate following the quake, with some reports indicating he had been rescued, while others denied these claims. As of 9 February 2023, no definitive information on his condition and whereabouts was available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On 14 February, Atsu\u2019s agent confirmed two pairs of his shoes had been found, but that Atsu himself had still not been found. On 18 February, confirmation was received by his agent that his body was recovered from the rubble of the building he was residing in. News outlets reported his death at approximately 6am GMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghana\u2019s Foreign Ministry Reacts To Christian Atsu\u2019s Death <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reactions from Ghana Football Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We would like to express our deepest condolences to his wife and children, the family, loved ones and the football community\u2019, GFA tweeted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans, teammates and former black stars player mourn after Christian Atsu\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Akufo-Addo mourns tragic death of midfielder Christian Atsu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Appiah \u2013 former Black Stars Captain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asamoah Gyan \u2013 former Black Stars Captain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wakaso \u2013 Teammate and best friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Benjamin British Ambassador to Mexico and previously represented the British government in Chile, Ghana, Turkey, Indonesia, and the United States <\/p>\n\n\n\n