The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is planning to hang the number 7 Black Stars shirt in honor of the late Christian Atsu.
The GFA will make the Black Stars #7 jersey that Christian Atsu wears every time he represents his country into a very special piece.
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Eastern Regional Football Association (RFA) president Linford Boadu confirmed the Ghana Football Association’s decision to hang the number 7 shirt in Atsu’s honor, in an interview with Koforidua-based Bryt FM.
He’s reported to have said;
“The scenario is depressing. I had assumed that Atsu would be living alone in a little apartment;
I had not anticipated his living in such a large flat, but he claimed that there had been instability once he joined the club in Turkey.
It was hard to imagine anyone could survive after that 45-second earthquake, but we were hoping to discover Christian Atsu alive until news broke he had been found dead.
Mr. Linford Boadu explained why the team’s number 7 shirt should be dedicated to him;
He gave his all to the country, and at the brief ceremony to receive Atsu’s remains, vice president Dr. Bawumia announced that the government will help arrange a respectable funeral for him. To me, that is a major plus because, given how well he served the country, Atsu deserves a proper funeral.
“The number 7 shirt should be retired in memory of Atsu, but there should be a meeting to make that decision, according to some members of the FA’s Executive Council.
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Christian Atsu was confirmed dead on Saturday, February 18, after 12 days under the rubble following a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 47,000 people.
The body of the former Chelsea and Newcastle winger was flown to Ghana from Turkey on Sunday.
