Ghanaian soccer player Art is still missing… “Still searching”
The whereabouts of Christian Arts (31), a striker from the Ghanaian national football team, who is known to have been rescued after missing in the Turkiye earthquake, has become mysterious again.
Major foreign media such as AFP and Reuters reported on the 8th (local time) that Arts’ team, Hatayspor, is still unable to figure out what situation Arts are in.
Reports came out the day before that the Ghana Football Association and the club had confirmed that Artz had been rescued, but the situation changed in one day.
Hatayspor coach Volcan Demirel said: “We haven’t found the art in the rubble yet. There is no good news.”
“It doesn’t look like he was rescued (from the wreckage) or transported somewhere,” he said. “I know the search is still ongoing.” 스포츠토토
Art’s manager, Gaynor Fracione, also said, “We don’t know where Artz is either. We’re trying to find out which hospital he’s in.”
“There were also 18 Ghanaian students in the building (known as where Artz was located), but the Ghanaian Ambassador to Turkey said that Artz was rescued, and the local doctor also announced that, but we are still confused.” .
Prior to moving to Hatayspor last year, Artz was a well-known player among domestic soccer fans as he mainly played in European big leagues.
He played for Newcastle in England, Malaga in Spain and Porto in Portugal.
From 2012 to 2019, he also played for the Ghanaian national team and scored 9 goals in 65 A matches.
The earthquake that hit southeast Turkey and Syria on the 6th has killed 9,057 Turkiye residents so far. Adding 2,600 Syrians, the death toll in both countries is close to 12,000.