Saïd Chabane is no longer the president of SCO Angers, 20th in Ligue 1, already promised relegation and affected by various extra-sporting affairs. However, Chabane does not quite leave the ship he owns, since he hands over to his own son, Romain.
In a press release, the club announced on Wednesday the resignation of its president, in the following terms: “On March 21, 2023, during a board meeting, President Saïd Chabane submitted his resignation. The owner of Angers SCO thus decides to take the height and to give up his place to his son Romain Chabane ”.
It is then stated: “On March 25, 2023, following deliberation by another Board of Directors, under the authority of Chairman Romain Chabane, Teddy Kefalas was appointed as Deputy Chairman. The latter will be in charge of the operational aspects. His appointment will take effect from April 1, 2023.
Without speculating on the motivations that led Chabane to take a step back, it is likely that the latter intends to concentrate in the next two and a half months on his defense in the case of sexual assault for which he was indicted in February 2020, following complaints from six women. Employees or ex-employees of the Cosnelle group headed by Chabane, a manufacturer of charcuterie and cured meat products for large retailers.
In mid-December, the Angers prosecutor’s office had requested the dismissal of Saïd Chabane, 58, before the criminal court. He was summoned to the Angers Criminal Court on June 14, 2023.
Recent events have pulled the SCO a little further down, while the sporting situation is disastrous: last in Ligue 1 with only 10 points and two wins in 29 games…
A defender Illyes Chetti is suspected of having touched a young woman during an evening in a nightclub during the international break linked to the World Cup.
As for trainer Abdel Bouhazama, he had seen fit to make the following comment on the Chetti case: “It’s not bad, we’ve all already touched girls…”, before resigning on March 7.