Christian Atsu: Newcastle Fans Have Raised Over GH₵70k In 2 Days To Build School In Ghana

Christian Atsu: Newcastle Fans Have Raised Over GH₵70k In 2 Days To Build School In Ghana

  • Fans from the late Christian Atsu's former club, Newcastle United, have created a GoFundMe to support his school project
  • The fundraising idea has been welcomed with open arms by many fans around the world as they have garnered over GH₵70k in two days
  • YEN.com.gh has compiled details of the GoFundMe account and how interested persons can donate

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Newcastle United fans have created a GoFundMe page to raise funds to support Christian Atsu's dream of building a school for underprivileged children in the Senya Beraku community.

Newcastle fans raise funds for a school project in Ghana in honour of Christian Atsu.
Newcastle fans raise funds for a school project in Ghana in honour of Christian Atsu. Photo Source: Getty Images and GoFundMe
Source: Getty Images

How much money has been raised

The page, created on February 20, 2023, has had several people worldwide donate to this course.

At the time when this article was being written, it had garnered £4,870, which is approximately GH₵75,499.89 per the current exchange rate on Google.

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According to the GoFundMe page, the fundraising project is fully supported by Christian Atsu's wife, Marie-Claire Rupio.

How to donate

More details of the project can be found on the official website of Christian Atsu's charity organisation, Arms Around the Child.

To donate to the course, one can use the GoFundMe link here.

Darren Bent calls on people to donate

Meanwhile, former England striker Darren Bent has called on people to donate, so Christian Atsu's dream of providing quality education to children in the Senya Beraku community would be a reality.

Darren Bent, touched by the course, urged everyone to get involved however they could.

After he shared the GoFundMe link on his verified Twitter page, former Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan commended him for spreading the word.

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Lydia Forson looks moody and almost in tears as she visit's Christian Atsu's family

YEN.com.gh, in a related story, reported that actress Lydia Forson visited the family of Christian Atsu to commiserate with them.

Videos show how sad she was as she tried to hold back her tears when she saw Atsu's twin sister, Christiana Atsupie Twasam, crying heavily in her seat.

The video has got many people in a sad mood as they sympathise with them.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Geraldine Amoah (Entertainment editor) Geraldine Amoah is an Entertainment Editor at YEN.com.gh. She pursued Business Administration at Ashesi University and graduated in 2020. She has over 3 years of experience in journalism. Geraldine's professional career in journalism started at Myjoyonline at Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. She has completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced digital reporting and fighting misinformation.