Christian Atsu's wife, Marie-Claire Rupio, has come out for the first time about her husband's disappearance in the wake of the deadly earthquake that struck Turkey.

According to Marie-Claire Rupio in an interview with the BBC, the news that the former Black Stars player was trapped in a collapsed building after the earthquake shattered the family.

"He is still trapped under the rubble but the problem is they don't have the necessary equipment needed to get them out. So he is still missing and they don't know where he is," she told BBC in an interview.

However, she noted that "I still pray and believe he's alive."

The partner of footballer Christian Atsu, who's whereabouts are unknown since Monday's earthquake in Turkey and Syria, says "I still pray and believe he's alive"

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She referred to the conflicting information regarding the circumstance as confused and pleaded with the governments of the UK and Turkey to do all necessary steps to save him.

Team doctor for Hatayaspor, Gurbey Kahvegi, has refuted claims that Ghanaian international, Christian Atsu has been found following the devastating earthquake in Turkey.

On Tuesday, turkish sports journalist Yeewz Za-bun jor-lo announced the former Black Stars player had been found and rescued from a rubble he was trapped in on Monday.

But recently Gurbey Kahvegi revealed that the club cannot confirm if Christian Atsu was rescued.

He revealed that “When the team heard the news that the player was taken to Dortyol Hospital, they followed up but unfortunately Christian Atsu was not there.

At the moment, they had to accept that Tana Sourt and Christian Atsu were not found.