Former Black Stars players have paid a visit to the family home of dead Ghanaian international Christian Atsu.

Ex-players, captain Asamoah Gyan and midfielder Sulley Muntari paid a visit to their former teammates’ family home to express their condolences.

They were joined by Agyeman Badu and Haminu Dramani, two of their colleagues.

The old teammates also signed a book of condolences for their former colleague.

Atsu is one of over 46,000 people that died in an earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Atsu was a professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back.

Atsu began his international career with FC Porto, also spending a season on loan at Rio Ave. In 2013, he was signed by Chelsea for £3.5 million, who subsequently loaned him to Vitesse Arnhem, Everton, AFC Bournemouth and Málaga.

After spending the 2016–17 season on loan at Newcastle United, he completed a permanent transfer to the club in May 2017. Following the end of his four-year contract, he played for Al Raed in Saudi Arabia and Hatayspor in Turkey, where he died in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake at age 31.