Earthquake victim footballer Christian Atsu’s remains to be flown home to Ghana

Foreign ministry confirms that body of former Newcastle player to arrive in Accra on Sunday night

The remains of the former Ghanaian international footballer Christian Atsu, who died in the devastating earthquake in Turkey, were being flown home on Sunday, the country’s foreign ministry said.

Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on 6 February, killing more than 44,000 people in both countries.