Saturday afternoon, as part of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, FC Nantes traveled to face Drancy. Traditionally, in this competition, Ligue 1 clubs cede all of the revenue to their amateur opponents. However, this time, Waldemar Kita, president of FC Nantes, chose to deviate from this usage, provoking the indignation of his Drance counterpart. Faced with this growing controversy, Franck Kita, general manager of the Nantes club, was forced to step up to defend his club's position and respond to criticism.
Diligent and determined, the FC Nantes by Antoine Kombouaré validated his ticket for the round of 16, thus offering himself a positive break in a delicate context. However, this victory was not enough to put an end to the controversies behind the scenes. At the center of criticism, the Nantes president Waldemar Kita faces a lively controversy following his attitude and after his decision not to transfer the proceeds of the meeting to the amateur club of Drancy,. A decision that sparked outrage by Alain Melayepresident of the JA Drancy.
The president of Drancy attacks Kita!
« We are going to make a transfer to Nantes of 13,000 euros while the club has a budget of several tens of millions of euros. (…) The players made us a guard of honor and I was able to greet Antoine Kombouaré but there was no human contact with the Nantes leaders. I was told that President Waldemar Kita was there but he never came to see us. They also didn't want to come to the post-match reception. It's the first time I've seen that and yet we faced several professional clubs in the Coupe de France. (…) I am disappointed, bitter and angry! It’s a big disappointment for amateur football. There is no rapprochement between amateurs and pros. However, many stars come from small amateur clubs. Kita's attitude is petty. This does not make man grow, notably confided the president of Drancy au Parisian. Frank Kita responded to these accusations.
“No one came to see us”
« We had decided that we would remove our travel costs, bus and hotel, from our share of revenue. And if there had been a remainder on this share, we would have left it to the club. But this part didn't even pay half of our costs “, declared the general director of FC Nantes au Parisian. He also denies the supposed contempt of Nantes leaders towards their Drance counterparts, also revealing not to have been invited by the Seine-Saint-Denis club contrary to what was indicated Alain Melaye. « No one came to see us or introduce themselves as leader of Drancy. However, I was at the edge of the pitch during the entire warm-up. We were not invited to any lounge and we went to sit in the middle of the stands », revealed Frank Kita. The soap opera continues.
