Former President John Dramani Mahama and his wife Lordina  have sent their deepest condolences to the family of  late Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu, whose mortal remains were found in the early hours of Saturday, 12 days after Turkey’s devastating Earthquake

Read President Mahama’s full statement:

RIP Christian Atsu!

We all held our breaths, and we prayed as we heard the miracles of people pulled out of the rubble.

We prayed that ours would be one of those miracles, too. Alas, it was not to be. But in all, we give thanks to the almighty God for giving Atsu to us even for the short 31 years of his life.

At this time, Lordina and I extend our deepest condolences to his family and the football fraternity in Ghana and across the globe.