They found Christian Atsu: he is alive, injured and having difficulty breathing

christian atsuhatayspor footballer was rescued after being trapped in the rubble of a destroyed building after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey. He is alive and was taken to the hospital.

The 31-year-old was rushed to hospital with breathing difficulties and an injury to his right foot after being rescued by the emergency services, reports the Portuguese sports site to ball.

A professional soccer player died in the earthquake

the archer Ahmet Eyup Türkaslan, from Yeni Malatyaspor of the Second Division, he is the first professional gamer to lose his life in the earthquake. the goalkeeper die under the rubble after the collapse of his house.

The 28-year-old footballer began his career at Gaziantepspor and later played for Bugsaşspor, Osmanlispor (today known as Ankaraspor), Ümraniyespor and Yeni Malatyaspor.

Dozens of athletes are missing

After the earthquake, it is unknown what happened to most of the players on the men’s volleyball team in this eastern Anatolian city, who plays in the Turkish second division. The athletes were buried in the rubble of the Kircuval hotel, where they stayed. For now, three team members were rescued.

They are in the same situation 14 Hatay players, a women’s volleyball team from the city of the same name. Turkish coach and Olympic wrestling medalist Taha Akgul wrote on Twitter that between 30 and 40 athletes from the Kahramanmaras city wrestling team are trapped under the rubble and need urgent help.

besides, handball player Cemal Kutahya and Hatayspor coach Savas Yuksel are also under the ruins of one of the buildings.