Christian Atsu’s childhood club Cheetah FC CEO Hayye Yartey described how the late player donated his first paycheck to a local church.
He claimed that Atsu expressed his generosity to them after becoming interested in a church that was situated behind the club’s training grounds.
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Atsu immediately sent his first salary of €800 to the church after signing his first contract with FC Porto, according to Yartey.
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"Atsu told me to give the money (€800) to the church."
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“He was a Christian. Very devoted to his religion, and his Bible. There is a church just behind us where he always wanted to pull his fellow players,” the Cheetah FC CEO told TV3.
“I remember when Christian went to Porto and succeeded in the trials, Porto went on to pay him 800 euros a month. So I received 800 euros [the same amount as his salary] through Western Union from Christian.
“I was so happy thinking he had sent me money but his call followed up and he said the 800 euros he had sent was equivalent to x amount of Ghana cedis which he ordered me to give to the church.”
Atsu was found dead in the wreckage following the earthquake in Turkey on Saturday, and his death was officially declared.
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After the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria two weeks ago, there had been days of active search.
Numerous people have sent their condolences to the football player’s family and loved ones as tributes have poured in from near and far.
On Sunday evening, Atsu’s mortal remains arrived in Ghana. To welcome the body, a brief ceremony was held in the VIP area of the Kotoka International Airport.
