Former Black Stars head coach Kwesi Appiah says Christian Atsu should be honoured with a memorial structure to create a lasting feeling about the 31-year-old Ghana international who passed away due to an earthquake in Turkey.
The body of the deceased footballer reached Ghana on Sunday evening and plans are underway to organize a burial service for the former Chelsea player.
Despite the government assuring Atsu’s family of a proper burial, Kwesi Appiah, who first gave Atsu the opportunity to play for the Black Stars, believes that is not enough for a player of Atsu’s calibre.
According to him, there should be an extra effort to engrave the name of Christian Atsu in the minds of people especially those who hail from the hometown of the player.
“He played for the country and looking at how he died, I will say we should build something in his village to honour him so that when the children in the village see it, they will know there was once a person from this village who went this far,” he told Onua FM.
Having made his Black Stars debut under Kwesi Appiah in 2012, Atsu went on to play 65 matches and scored nine goals for the Black Stars.
He was adjudged player of the tournament in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in which Ghana finished second after losing to Ivory Coast on penalties.