CD Tamasite warns it cannot last “another month” without lighting, amid mosquitoes and with three seasons of grants unpaid

CD Tamasite has issued a strongly worded statement denouncing conditions at the Gran Tarajal football ground. It says its athletes are still training without adequate lighting and having to put up with a mosquito infestation.

The club says the municipal grants for the last three seasons also remain unpaid, putting the future of its sporting project at risk.

The club says it has reached the limit of its patience and is demanding immediate solutions from Tuineje Town Council. “This is not a threat, it is a warning: we cannot last another month in these conditions,” it says in a press release, questioning the lack of progress on restoring the facility’s lighting.

The club says it has been told since the lighting towers were removed that the project to resolve the problem is ready to get under way. However, with November approaching, it says there has still been no visible progress.

“It’s practically November and we’re still waiting. Plenty of plans, but not a single visible step forward. Are they waiting for the season to end?” the club asks.

Eleven football teams and two Canarian bowls teams affected

The situation affects a club experiencing one of its strongest periods of sporting growth. CD Tamasite currently has 11 football teams, a record in its history, as well as two Canarian bowls teams.

Hundreds of athletes and families are involved in a project which, the board says, has been working in the village for eight years since the club returned.

The board says the current facilities do not meet the requirements for sporting activities to take place safely and is calling for urgent action to tackle the mosquitoes.

CD Tamasite also says it is still waiting to receive the municipal grants for the last three seasons.

The club believes this lack of institutional support puts at risk a project sustained for years through the efforts of families, athletes and those involved in running it.

“We’re fed up with empty words and promises that never materialise,” the club says, calling for concrete commitments and deadlines to resolve the problems.

The board also warns of the consequences of allowing the situation to continue.

“After eight years of work since the club returned to the village, it would be a terrible shame if CD Tamasite disappeared not because of a lack of athletes, enthusiasm or commitment, but because it does not have the minimum conditions needed to take part in sport,” it says.

“Enough promises: we want action, deadlines and solutions. There’s always time for photo opportunities and talking about sport; providing decent conditions seems more complicated,” the club says.