I’M NOT GOING TO RETURN UNLESS… – What Atsu Told Is Boss Before Departing From Ghana

These are the words the late Atsu told Abdul-Hayye Yartey, his boss at Cheetah FC where he began his football career.

In fact, Atsu’s return is marked by success and his name being spoken by a wide range of people, including dignitaries, international organizations, and clubs, but they are also accompanied by tears and grief. Atsu made those statements precisely 13 years ago today, on February 19.

Notwithstanding the unfortunate course of events, Mr. Yartey stated he feels Atsu lived out his dreams before to dying in the Turkey earthquake.

”This tells me that whatever he told me before he boarded the plane, he has done it. It is sad in my heart that his last flight back to Ghana is one I have to receive his body. All the same, I am proud of him. If he was here right now, he will tell them not to cry. He doesn’t like seeing people unhappy. I believe he is happy wherever he is currently, so we need not cry,” Mr Yartey said while pushing back tears.

According to him, he shed a tear when he saw Atsu being lowered into the cargo side of the plane rather than the business class where he loved to sit.

‘He was an angel on earth, Christian is indeed a Christian,” he added while admonishing other players to take up Atsu’s humanitarian task.