GHANA HOLDS STATE FUNERAL FOR CHRISTIAN ATSU, FOOTBALLER WHO DIED IN TURKEY EARTHQUAKE

Hundreds of people including Ghana’s president have paid their last respects to Christian Atsu, who died in last month’s earthquake in Turkey. He was honoured with a state funeral in the capital, Accra. The 31-year-old footballer was buried on Friday in his home village. “In life I love you darling, in death I’ll do the same,” read the tearful tribute from the footballer’s widow, Marie-Claire Rupio. She was overcome with emotion and handed her speech to Atsu’s sister to finish reading. “You did not go alone, for part of me…

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