Thomas Partey, a midfielder for the Black Stars, responded to the passing of his former teammate Christian Atsu.
After a 12-day search of the rubble left behind by the earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and parts of Syria on February 12, it was determined that Atsu had passed away on February 18.
“It’s difficult to accept you are gone, my friend. I still can’t believe it. Christian, this is a hard pill to swallow. May God grant you a better place, my friend,” Partey wrote in a Facebook post hours after the death was confirmed.
He joins current captain Andre Dede Ayew, former captain Asamoah Gyan, Mubarak Wakaso, Michael Essien, and Stephen Appiah as the newest teammate to offer condolences to Atsu’s family.
Both his football team Hatayspor and manager Nana Sechere, who was in Turkey to assist in the rescue attempts, confirmed Atsu’s demise.
