The family of fallen Footballer, Christian Atsu Twasam has announced that the ex Black Stars winger’s funeral would be held on Friday, March 17,2023.
The family announced this at his one week observation which had a lot of sympathizers going to grieve with Atsu’s family.
According to the family, the funeral rites would be held at the forecourt of the Statehouse, here in Accra.
Christian Atsu, 31, was a victim of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
He played for Hatayspor, the day before the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck. The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria claimed the lives of over 46,000 people.
12 days after the incident, Atsu was found dead.
On Sunday night, February 19, 2023, Atsu’s body arrived in Ghana via Turkish Airlines.
On Saturday, February 4, 2023, a number of footballers, Musicians, politicians, friends, Actors, his old school mates, colleagues from his former team thronged the Adjiriganor Astroturf Park to commiserate with Atsu’s family.
While some went to mourn with the family, others went to donate cash, drinks and water to support the funeral.
Meanwhile, the government of Ghana has also promised to give the fallen Hero a befitting burial.
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