Tragic Christian Atsu was scheduled to fly out of Turkey just hours before the devastating earthquake in the region, but changed his mind after scoring a last-minute winner.
It was confirmed on Saturday morning that Atsu was killed by the earthquake, which has claimed more than 45,000 lives and injured thousands more. Millions of people have been left without water, electricity and heating in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
The disastrous event happened on Monday, February 6. Atsu played for Hatayspor in their Turkish Super Lig clash against Kasimpasa the night before the earthquake and scored a 98th-minute winner, which encouraged him to cancel his 11pm flight and stay in Turkey.
