Late Ghana international Christian Atsu has been honoured with a mural at the Awudu Issaka Park in Tema.
The former Black Stars winger was confirmed dead last Saturday after getting stuck under rubble following an earthquake that struck in Turkey hours after the 31-year-old scored a free-kick for Hatayspor.
While tributes continue to pour in for the former Chelsea and Porto man from around the world with loved ones commiserating with the family of Atsu at his residence in Accra, Kingsley Kofi Deffor, a mural artist, who happens to be a big fan of Atsu decided to honour the deceased footballer with a mural of him.
Speaking to 3Sports on what inspired him, he revealed that Atsu has once been his source of joy.
“It came into my mind that, if I get a wall, I will do a mural of him [Atsu] to honour him because he has made us happy before.
“There was a goal he scored that I was really really happy. He scored the goal from the touchline. He just kick the ball from that line straight into the pole [goalpost] made me happy and it was amazing I was like woo, this guy.”
With the tributes for the late Christian Atsu still pouring in, Kingsley Kofi Deffor, a mural artist, decided to paint a mural of the former Chelsea winger.
He did it at the Awudu Issaka Park in Tema and revealed his inspiration to @Bill_Eshun #3Sports #RIPChristianAtsu pic.twitter.com/j1A5WZ7tCP
— #3Sports (@3SportsGh) February 24, 2023
Atsu played for Feyenoord and Cheetah FC in Ghana before joining Porto abroad.