The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is considering retiring the Black Stars’ number 7 jersey in honor of the late Christian Atsu.

The GFA will make the Black Stars No.7 jersey, which Christian Atsu wore anytime he represented the nation, a very special piece.

“The scenario is depressing. I had assumed that Atsu would be living alone in a little apartment;

I had not anticipated he is living in such a large flat, but he claimed that there had been instability once he joined the club in Turkey.

It was hard to imagine anyone could survive after that 45-second earthquake, but we were hoping to discover Christian Atsu alive until news broke he had been found dead”, The Chairman of the Eastern Regional Football Association’s (RFA) Chairman, Linford Boadu, confirmed the Ghana FA’s decision to retire the number 7 jersey in honor of Atsu, in an interview with Koforidua-based Bryt FM.

According to him, Atsu gave his all to the country, and the announcement by the government to help arrange a befitting funeral for him is commendable.

“To me, that is a major plus because, given how well he served the country, Atsu deserves a proper funeral.

He added that the FA’s Executive Council members would have to convene a meeting to finalize the decision.

The 31-year-old player died under rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria.

His lifeless body was found after twelve.