Hatayspor decided to leave the Turkish Super League after suffering a devastating earthquake that devastated the Ottoman nation on Monday morning. Ali Koc, president of the Turkish Union of Clubs.
Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian winger for Hatayspor who played for Málaga in 2016, is still absent, as is the club’s sports director Taner Savut.
“Hatayspor sent a letter. They informed us that they will not play matches this season,” said Ali Koc, president of the Turkish Union of Clubs, on Thursday in a press conference with the president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). , Mehmet Buyukeksi.
Your rights, in full
“If Gaziantep FK also wants to leave the league, we plan to continue with 17 teams, as long as the rights of these two clubs remain intact,” Koc added, although Gaziantep has not yet made a decision. .
Hatayspor is 14th in the Turkish top flight standings, made up of 19 teams this season, while Gaziantep is 10th. The Super League was paralyzed after the earthquake and is expected to resume on March 3.
The number of people killed in the earthquakes that affected Turkey and Syria exceeded 19,000 on Thursday and the TFF confirmed that several players and coaches of various categories were among the victims. Second division Yeni Malatyaspor announced the death of its goalkeeper Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan, 28 years old.
Source: La Verdad
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