Our prayers and thoughts are with Christian Atsu - Ghana FA

Ghana Football Association[GFA] has issued a statement regarding efforts to rescue Christian Atsu.

The former Chelsea winger together with Hatayspor Sporting Director Taner Savut were trapped beneath the debris in Kahramanmaraş after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Turkey.

GFA's statement reads: "We pray for Ghana International Christian Atsu and victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

"We continue with our efforts to establish contact with officials of Hataspor and the Turkish Football Federation, considering the difficult situation.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Christian Atsu and our brothers and sisters in Turkey and Syria. We remain hopeful for positive news."

Christian Atsu came from the bench to score the winner for Hatayspor in the Turkish league last night.

The 31-year-old scored his first goal for the club as Hatayaspor defeated Kasimpasa.

Atsu was brought on in the 82nd minute for his third appearance of the campaign when he replaced French forward Rayan Aabid.

Atsu scored in stoppage time and that made the difference in the round of 23 fixture as Hatayspor move out of the relegation zone to the 14th position on the table.

Two Hatayspor players and two technical team members were saved during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.

Hatayspor technical team members Ekrem Ekşiolu and Osman Ateş survived the disaster. Kerim Alici also escaped the wreckage on his own, and his health is fine.

Taner Savut, the Sporting Director of Hatayspor, and Christian Atsu could not be found under the rubble. Search and rescue personnel are still looking for the two.

According to AFAD, all Provincial AFAD Directorates have been put on alert and all teams, especially search, and rescue, have been dispatched to the region.