Former Black Stars players intend to pay tribute to the late Christian Atsu through family collaboration.

Former Ghana international Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has announced plans to meet with his teammates to discuss ways to honor their late colleague Christian Atsu, who died in the tragic earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, February 6.

In an interview with Citi Sports, Agyemang-Badu spoke about his former teammate and friend, Atsu, describing him as a "blessing to Ghana football" and highlighting his contributions to the national team during his time as a winger. He stated, "Christian was a fantastic player, person, and friend. He was a blessing to Ghana football and will be remembered fondly by both his teammates and fans."

Agyemang-Badu stressed that the team will need to work with Atsu's family to determine the best way to honor their late teammate, saying that "we can't just do it alone."

"The footballers will meet this week to see what we can do for our late brother, and we can't do it alone; we need to collaborate with the family to tell us what we need to do and where we need to do certain things," he added.

They were teammates in three AFCON tournaments and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Agyemang-announcement Badu's comes just days before Atsu's final funeral rites, which will take place at Ghana's State House on Friday, March 17.

Atsu's final funeral rites will be held on Friday, March 17, according to the One Week Observation ceremony held at the Adjiringano AstroTurf over the weekend.

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