Christian Atsu’s former local manager, Abdul Hayye Yartey, has revealed that the late footballer donated his first salary of 800 euros from FC Porto to a church in Ghana.
Atsu, who tragically passed away in the Turkey earthquakes, was part of FC Porto’s youth team after joining from Yartey’s Cheetah FC in 2009. Yartey described Atsu as a devoted Christian who encouraged his teammates to attend church with him.
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When Atsu started earning a monthly salary of 800 euros he sent it to his former local manager who thought it was a cash gift instead Christian Atsu instructed him to donate it to a church instead.
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“When Christian went to Porto and succeeded in the trials, Porto went on to pay him 800 euros a month,” Yartey explained in an interview with TV3.
“So I received 800 euros through Western Union from Christian and I was so happy thinking he had sent me money, but his call followed up.
“He said the 800 euros he had sent was equivalent to x amount of Ghana cedis, which he ordered me to give to the church.”
The tragic loss of Christian Atsu has brought to bear a lot of his silent good deeds, proving that we have lost a great person.
Christian Atsu Donated His first Salary at FC Porto to a church