The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured the family of Christian Atsu that government will assist in the burial of the late player.
This was the message of the President to the family on Tuesday, February 28, when he hosted them at the Presidency.
In a statement on Facebook after the meeting, President Akufo-Addo stressed that the loss of Christian Atsu can never be erased.
“On Monday, 27th February 2023, the family of the Christian Atsu paid a courtesy call on me at Jubilee House to inform me officially of his death.
“I extended the condolences of the Government and people of Ghana to the family and to the entire footballing fraternity, and assured them of Government's support for the funeral. We can never erase the loss of this very brilliant man,” President Akufo-Addo said.
As preparations for the funeral of Christian Atsu continues, the family has scheduled to hold the One Week observation of the player’s demise on March 4.