Ghana international Mubarak Wakaso has paid a glowing tribute to his 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.
In an interview with Peace FM, the former Deportivo Alaves star asserted Atsu was a person one can trust because of his kind heart.
“In general, he was a good person. Atsu was someone who can be trusted in everything because in a good or bad situation he is always there for you. Those of us who knows him well can testify he was a good person” he said.
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.