The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey left dozens injured and dead, as well as thousands of people missing and trapped in the rubble, including several athletes from the soccer, handball, wrestling, and volleyball teams, according to a report from local media.
One of those affected is the goalkeeper of Yeni Malatyaspor, from the Turkish second division of soccer, Ahmet Eyup Turkarslan, who is trapped in the rubble according to Turkish media after his building collapsed in the city of Malatya, his wife has been rescued.
Another report is that most of the players of the men’s volleyball team in this city in eastern Anatolia are missing, after the Kircuval hotel, where they were staying, was left in ruins.
In the same situation are fourteen players from Hatay, a women’s volleyball team from the city of the same name that is the capital of the province in the far south of Turkey, and the footballers of Marasspor from the Turkish second division.
Turkish coach and Olympic wrestling medalist Taha Akgul has written on Twitter that between 30 and 40 athletes from the Kahramanmaras city wrestling team are trapped under the rubble.
Former Chelsea player disappeared among rubble after earthquake in Turkey
Christian Atsu currently plays for Hataysports, in the Turkish Super League, even last weekend, the Ghanaian footballer scored a great goal that brought victory to his team, now, unfortunately, the African player is missing, al So is Hayasports sporting director Tanner Savut.
Atsu not only had a stint in the Premier League with Chelsea, but also managed to be signed by Porto, also, in 2016, he played for Málaga. This last club, upon learning of the disappearance of Christian Atsu, published a message on social networks:
This earthquake strongly impacted the world of sports, as many athletes have disappeared among the rubble. Also, the goalkeeper Yeni Malatayaspor, who played in the second division of Turkish soccer, died, another victim of the tremor was Ahmet Eyup Turkarsaln, who was trapped in the ruins of a building
