Cehegín Club Deportivo, will be the football team that will represent the municipality in competitions for the 2016-2017 season, following the merger of the two existing teams, Club Deportivo Almarjal and Cehegín Football Club.
This has been explained at a press conference the mayor of Cehegín, Jose Rafael Rocamora, the mayor of Sports, Joaquín López Carreño, as well as representatives Jose Carmona, Cehegín by the Football Club;
Jose Santos Abril Botía, Club Deportivo Almarjal;
and Jose Rafael Jimenez, representing the parents of Cehegín Football Club.
From now on, it will be a new Board, whose presidency will hold Jose Santos Abril Botía, which will direct the Club Cehegín Deportivo which, as explained, will next season with five sports sections, ie benjamín , juvenile, infant, cadet and youth.
Councilman Sports, in his speech, expressed his gratitude for "the will of all the components of these clubs that something that started last year, has seen the light this year, ahead of next season. I want, he has followed punctuating the Edil express my sincere thanks to José Carmona has been a man who has fought for football in our city, while contributed assets at Cehegín football Club, which now yields to this new club, no other aim than the new one is created and in which all these educational values ​​to bring the sport they represent. and my gratitude to others, Club Deportivo Almarjal, parents who have seen this time a way can continue a future project. "
Jose Carmona has also stated that "Cehegín Football Club does not disappear, but if we wanted to give with no strings attached part of what we have done nothing but great football in Cehegín"
Also José Rafael Jimenez, in his turn to speak, wanted to have words of thanks to José Carmona, for the sponsor, Domingo Guevara, the company "Elie" and something "we believe is a positive project for Cehegín and based sport. "
For his part, Jose Santos Abril Botía, has stated that "it is an important day because after a long time, has achieved a new club that starts from zero, full of hope and which we must continue working is believed as was done, so I ask, from here, support for fans, sponsors, so that today it is born, it is a reality in time "
The presentation period has closed the Mayor of Cehegín, who has been adding to the acknowledgments for all club representatives, for their generosity, while praised the work of Councilman Sports The mayor explained that " it was a gamble of the government team that could achieve the creation of a new football club, it was only reference of our city. Cehegín, pointed out the Mayor, or by population or potential, you can support two football clubs and , therefore, from the first minute, we have tried this a reality since last year we started talks with all parties "
José Rafael Rocamora also said that "begins a new time, he wants the short term, concentrate resources in one club, so that, later, can give continuity to all categories and that young people who practice sports watch in this Club Deportivo Cehegín, a reference computer, in which to play, and they will not have to leave our town to go to other teams. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín