The Álava Provincial Council has decided to commission an audit to clarify the financial situation of the Lakua Sports Club due to the schism that has occurred … between the board headed by Mohamed Akbache and the families due to economic differences. The disagreement, which affects nearly 800 children and compromises the future of the agreed Athletic club, has worsened on the eve of the return of school football after the Christmas break. The origin of the disagreement is in the economic hole suffered by the club, of which they accuse each other, and in the dismissal for non-sporting reasons of a coordinator (Santiago Brieva), which was followed by the voluntary departure of several coaches.
The goodbye of one of the historic members of the organization of this Vitorian club with almost 40 years of history conditions the future of many teams in its structure, which do not have technicians with whom to train, according to what the players’ circle warns. They allege helplessness and lack of information in a situation that they describe as “critical.”
Families ask for transparency in the accounts and the board is “open” to the audit
From the board, meanwhile, they point out that the matches will be played and that the situation will be resolved quickly. The same sources indicate that the managers are “open to the audit” commissioned by the Department of Sports and Culture headed by the socialist Ana del Val.
The regional Government, which met with the Lakua leadership on December 30, thus seeks to put an end to the confrontation, after the families mobilized and contacted the Alavesa Federation and the institutions to try to solve this mess and ask for transparency from the board to know the real state of the accounts. In parallel, they have created a working group to gather information and are studying filing a complaint against those responsible for Lakua.
Debt of 100,000 euros
The board, which took over the reins of the club in March, asked families for peace of mind throughout Christmas, stating that the viability of the entity is guaranteed and pointing out that there are no outstanding debts with suppliers, supplies, insurance or coaches. “The climate of uncertainty experienced in recent weeks has caused many families to stop paying their fees,” said the club president in a letter on social networks.
In the same statement he stated that the families have an “accumulated debt of more than 100,000 euros” with the club that “represents a very serious impact on the treasury”, which is why he asks them to catch up on their payments. An extreme that is denied by the parents of the footballers, who blame the poor economic management of the current board for Lakua’s “critical” situation.
Sources from the board affirm that of the 684 families in the club, 420 owe one or two fees, which are often paid in three installments and amount to 450 euros in federated football and 420 in school football. From Lakua they attribute the current problem to an “intoxication” of “false data” by some coordinators and coaches who have left the club towards the families.
