the sad images of the Costières stadium, left abandoned

Nîmes Olympique risks losing its legendary Costières stadium. After its descent to National in June 2023, the Crocodiles were able to remobilize themselves so as not to sink further. Currently 9th in the championship, with only 2 victories (1-0 against Châteauroux and 1-0 against Versailles) in 8 matches, Nîmes hopes to return to Ligue 2 as quickly as possible. However, the club can no longer play in its legendary Costières stadium, which is in very poor condition. According to Le Réveil du Midi, the stadium, which belongs to the city, is today the victim of a situation whose outcome is difficult to imagine.

“No more news” by Rani Assaf

Speaking to the media, Nicolas Rainville, deputy delegate for Sports, explained the major concern: a sales agreement was signed with Rani Assaf, the boss of Nîmes Olympique, whose demolition and reconstruction project is in trouble. . He must also present a building permit. However, this was refused by the City of Nîmes a year ago. Rani Assaf filed an appeal, contesting the City’s refusal, which has still not been examined. Administrative time is long. Since then, the boss of the Crocos no longer seems to follow up on this project. In any case, Nicolas Rainville and the town hall are not aware of anything: “We no longer have the slightest news.” As a reminder, Nîmes, playing in the National championship, has played its home matches at the Antonins stadium since December 2022.