Christian Atsu: ‘Sometimes what’s happened to me seems like a miracle’

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Newcastle winger remains close to his roots in Ghana and takes inspiration from ‘father figure’ Rafael Benítez

It is a very long way from Ghana’s Ada Foah to Hillsong church on Newcastle’s Westgate Road – and not merely in miles. Christian Atsu has made that transformative journey, swapping an existence as one of 10 children whose late father eked out a living fishing and farming on the junction of the Volta River and the Atlantic Ocean, for a new life on Tyneside.

Almost everything has altered but one constant remains: the Newcastle winger’s Christian faith. Church was a central part of Atsu’s childhood and worship at Hillsong, a short walk from St James’ Park, binds the Ghana international to his new habitat.

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Written by Louise Taylor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/21/christian-atsu-newcastle-rafael-benitez under the title “Christian Atsu: ‘Sometimes what’s happened to me seems like a miracle’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.