{"id":39938,"date":"2023-02-08T18:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/?p=39938"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:22:02","slug":"hatayspor-says-christian-atsu-is-still-missing-following-earthquake-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/hatayspor-says-christian-atsu-is-still-missing-following-earthquake-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatayspor says Christian Atsu still missing following earthquake in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor have revealed that Ghanaian star Christian Atsu hasn&#8217;t been found following earlier reports that he had been rescued from under rubble following a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">More than 9,000 people have been killed in earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Atsu was reported to be missing, along with sporting director Taner Savut, in the aftermath of the tremors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But it had appeared Hatayspor were able to relay positive news on Tuesday when club vice-president Mustafa Ozat said Atsu was &#8220;removed from the wreckage with injuries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Concern remained on Wednesday, however, as this update, given to Hatayspor, could not be corroborated when the club made contact with the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/king-james-lebron-breaks-nba-record-to-become-highest-scoring-player-of-all-time\/\">KING JAMES: Lebron breaks NBA record to become highest scoring player of all time<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In a statement reported by Hurriyet, Hatayspor doctor Gurbey Kahveci said: &#8220;The club were told he was taken to Dortyol Hospital&#8217;, and when the news came, we went and looked, but he is not there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;Unfortunately, we accept that Taner and Christian Atsu have not been found at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Hatayspor coach Volkan Demirel was frustrated the initial update, which was welcomed by Atsu&#8217;s former club Newcastle United and the Ghana Football Association \u2013 had been passed on.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/super-eagles-manager-peseiro-inspects-ogbemudia-stadium-in-benin\/\">Super Eagles manager Peseiro Inspects Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;Please do not write that he was saved without being sure,&#8221; Demirel told Hurriyet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;People have families. Hopes, sorrows, pains are increasing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;There is no news from Atsu and Taner Savut yet. Wouldn&#8217;t I share it if they were in the hospital? I&#8217;ll share it as soon as the news comes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Describing his own experiences in recent days, the coach added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve been through a lot of hard things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;We took the people who came to believe in me out of a thin gap, a gap where even the weather would be difficult, and thankfully they all survived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">&#8220;People are working day and night, I hope they will both be saved. The whole team took refuge in their families. As the information comes, I share everything.<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor have revealed that Ghanaian star Christian Atsu hasn&#8217;t been found following earlier reports that he had been rescued from under rubble following a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023. More than 9,000 people have been killed in earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Atsu was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":39941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"\"There is no news from Atsu and Taner Savut yet. Wouldn't I share it if they were in the hospital? 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