Christian Atsu: One Week Observance Of Late Black Stars Player Set To Hold On March 4

Christian Atsu: One Week Observance Of Late Black Stars Player Set To Hold On March 4

  • The date for one-week observance of the late Christian Atsu has been scheduled to take place on March 4.
  • The Ghana Football Association made the disclosure in a release on its website on Wednesday, February 22
  • Representatives of the GFA and Sports Ministry visited the family of the late winger to sign the book of condolence

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The one-week observance of the late Newcastle winger Christian Atsu has been slated for Saturday, March 4, 2023, YEN.com.gh can report.

This was contained in a release by the Ghana Football Association(GFA) on its website.

Photo of Christian Atsu and his twin sister
The family of Christian Atsu has announced the date for his one-week observance Photo credit@Serena Taylor/Getty Images @ghanafa.org
Source: UGC

It comes after a delegation from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports visited the family house of the late player to show solidarity with the bereaved family members in their time of grief.

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GFA and Sports Ministry sign Christian Atsu's book of condolence

Leading the delegation for the GFA were the Executive Council Member Nana Sarfo Oduro and the Deputy General Secretary Alexander Asante, whereas the Sports Ministry was ably represented by the Deputy Sports Minister Evans Bobie (Hon.) and the Chief Protocol Officer at the Youth, Diana Boateng.

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Evans Bobie (Hon.) and Nana Sarfo Oduro later signed the Book of Condolence.

Asamoah Gyan calls out Bongo Ideas

Earlier YEN.com.gh reported how that Ghanaian football legend Asamoah Gyan has got people talking after threatening to harm Bongo Ideas, a Twitter user and self-proclaimed critic, over some comments he made regarding the late Christian Atsu.

Bongo, who had been making light of Atsu's death in his tweets, finally went too far with a tweet that insinuated Atsu was haunting him from beyond the grave.

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Also, a young white lady has cleared the air over media reportage that she is the wife of the late Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the young lady @sofiakasy revealed that she has no relationship with the late player and hence reports that she was his partner are not true.

“I am getting a lot of comments about me being Atsu's wife, I am not Atsu's wife, I do not know even if I am saying the name right but I feel sorry for his wife. She continued

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.