Ghana international Mubarak Wakaso has called for prayers for late friend and Black Stars teammate Christian Atsu.
Atsu lost his life following the devastating earthquake that hit the city of Hatay in Turkey on February 6, 2023.
The lifeless body of Atsu was recovered from the rubble of the collapsed apartment he was living in on February 18, 2023.
“Death is inevitable; it will happen to anyone. We cannot say it is a good or bad thing because it is part of us. At the moment, Atsu does not need anything from us than prayers, no one is perfect on this earth, he might do something wrong but I think the only thing we can do now is to pray for him”
Atsu had been trapped under rubble for over 11 days before his passing, with the earthquake claiming the lives of over 45,000 people.
The Ghanaian had recently scored his first goal for Hatayaspor just hours before the natural disaster struck.
During his career, Atsu played 65 matches for Ghana, scoring nine goals. Two of his most famous goals came in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Egypt and in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, quarter-finals clash against Guinea, where he scored an absolutely breathtaking goal.