{"id":45582,"date":"2023-03-18T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/18\/the-childhood-of-atsu-video\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T12:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T12:29:06","slug":"the-childhood-of-atsu-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/18\/the-childhood-of-atsu-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The childhood of Atsu [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image_6061417-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"nawwzDssjys\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The unknown childhood of Christian Atsu\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nawwzDssjys?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>From 0 \u2013 31, Christian Atsu has run up his years on earth and from the testimonies following his passing, it can be said it was a life well lived. <\/p>\n<p>The shared testimonies from beneficiaries \u2013 as well as many others, revealed the material underneath his professional career and adult life \u2013 one which was characterised by silent benevolence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are millions of stories [about his works of philanthropy and humanism] he\u2019ll never tell you,\u201d Sannie Daara told JoySports on the afternoon of the Saturday Atsu\u2019s death was confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Another fond memory of Christian which was shared concerned his dedication to Christendom and further revealed by Daara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo one day I\u2019ll ask him when a lot of people had said, the Black Stars players were not giving [stingy] and all of those things. He told me \u2018I do this for God, and not for humanity to praise me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than ever, any portrait of Atsu\u2019s smile will now throw back storied memories of a man who died in painful circumstances, after giving off to society a lot of himself.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians have come to know a bit of Atsu\u2019s adult life and professional career, but what still remains a mystery is the upbringing which moulded Atsu into the man he became.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtsu was cool, he was not stubborn. He didn\u2019t like girls neither did he like parties and that stuff. His [deal] was always with church \u2013 every time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI laughed at him about it every day because he was always going to church. Anytime we were given a reporting time for a game \u2013 whether home or away fixture, he\u2019ll say he has to go to church first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes when we are playing home games, he will be brought on in the second half because he\u2019ll be at church for the first half,\u201d Daniel Mensah, a former captain at Peace FC told Joy Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Peace FC was Atsu\u2019s first club \u2013 joining when he was about 10 years, and at such a young age, it\u2019s evident how devoted he was to his faith.<\/p>\n<p>And another unknown about Christian was the nickname \u2018Daavio\u2019 he earned when he was about the same age.<\/p>\n<p>On the day Atsu says his final goodbyes, Joy Sports\u2019\u00a0Mishael Quaynor\u00a0presents a tribute feature on Christian\u2019s childhood.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n                ul\n                {\n                    list-style-type: none  !important;\n                }\n                a\n                {\n                    text-decoration: none !important;\n                    color:inherit;\n                }\n                .blog-post-title-box, .tv-widget-title { font-family: \"Patua One\"; }\n                .main_title { font-size:170%; margin-bottom: 5px; }\n                .blog-post-content, .tv-widget-content {font-family: \"ABeeZee\";}\n                .playlist_title { font-family: \"Patua One\"; font-size: 150%; font-weight:800; line-height:10px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:20px;  }\n                .blog-post-image { -webkit-background-size: cover  !important; -moz-background-size: cover  !important; -o-background-size: cover  !important; background-size:cover  !important;}\n            ]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"rQdVAyikh-A\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQdVAyikh-A?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 0 \u2013 31, Christian Atsu has run up his years on earth and from the testimonies following his passing, it can be said it was a life well lived. 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