Turkey-Syria earthquake: The body of Ghanaian player Christian Atsu is returned to his homeland after his death in the disaster

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After landing in Accra, the footballer’s body was taken to the morgue of a military hospital

The body of footballer Christian Atsu, who died in an earthquake in Turkey two weeks ago, has been repatriated to Ghana.

The plane landed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, late Sunday and members of the Ghana Armed Forces carried his coffin.

Atsu was found dead on Saturday under the rubble of his home in southern Turkey. The young man was playing in the Turkish football club “Hatayspor”.

The player won 65 international matches with his country, Ghana, and helped his team reach the final of the African Cup of Nations in 2015.

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