Soyaux, in financial difficulties, calls for help

ASJ Soyaux, unable to present a 2023-2024 budget, launched an appeal on Wednesday to local communities and businesses to avoid the disappearance of this historic club in the French women’s championship, excluded from national competitions by the financial policeman.

The club located east of Angoulême, in Charente, was sportingly relegated to the second division in May, after finishing last in the women’s D1. More seriously, he was excluded from all championships affiliated with the French Football Federation on Tuesday by the National Management Control Department (DNCG). “This decision is anything but a surprise“, reacted Soyaux on Wednesday, specifying that the management of the club had “made the decision (in agreement with its advice) not to present a 2023-2024 budgetto the body responsible for auditing club accounts.

The blue and white formation announces, in a press release, that it wants to appeal “in the next few days“.

In the meantime, he has beenasked local authorities to position themselves regarding the support they intend to provide” And “an appeal was launched to the local economic fabric“Says ASJ Soyaux, where former coach Corinne Deacon spent her entire playing career.

The club relies on these multiple appeals for generosity to “present a budget consistent with (his) sporting aspirations on appeal in early July“. “can and must keep its place in D2 provided that there is political and economic will around the club“, he concludes.

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