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Ghana mourns player Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake

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Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6. He had gone missing following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. Initial reports the player had been pulled alive a day after the quake turned out to be false. His body was later found under the rubble and flown back to Ghana.

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BBC News

Christian Atsu: Ghana funeral for footballer killed by Turkey earthquake

Mourners pay their last respects to Christian Atsu, seen by many in Ghana as a national hero.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Ghana mourns footballer Christian Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake

Atsu had gone missing after the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. His body was later found under the rubble and flown back to Ghana.

1 year ago·India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Soccer - Ghana mourns player Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghanaians gathered outside the country's parliament building in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of national soccer team winger Christian Atsu, who died during the earthquake in southern Turkey last month.

1 year ago·Malaysia

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Channel News Asia

Ghana mourns player Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake

ACCRA : Ghanaians gathered outside the country's parliament building in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of national soccer team winger Christian Atsu, who died during the earthquake in southern Turkey last month. Atsu had gone missing after the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an

1 year ago·Singapore

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Al Jazeera

Ghana holds funeral for footballer killed in Turkey earthquake

Family, fans and beneficiaries of Christian Atsu's charitable donations remembered the 31-year-old as a philanthropist.

1 year ago·Qatar

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Het Belang van Limburg

Football player Christian Atsu, who died in an earthquake in Turkey, gets state funeral in Ghana's home country

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has received a state funeral in his country. President Nana Akufo-Addo presided over the ceremony in the capital Accra on Friday. It was attended by family members, former teammates wearing a t-shirt with his image, and numerous fans who saluted the coffin draped with the Ghanaian flag.

1 year ago·Hasselt, Belgium

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