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The Citizen reports that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) announced on Wednesday that it had postponed all of Royal AM’s fixtures “until further notice” after failing to receive assurances that the club was able to move forward.
Royal AM has been placed under a preservation order by the SA Revenue Service (SARS), with owner Shauwn Mkhize reportedly facing around R40 million in tax debt. Players went on strike this month over unpaid December salaries, with Royal AM unable to fulfil a 11 January Betway Premiership meeting with Chippa United. The KZN side seemed to have resolved the salary issues somewhat, with players returning to training, but the PSL said on Wednesday that it had not received the necessary written assurances. The PSL Executive Committee advised that it had been left with no alternative but to cancel PSL Fixture 106 – Royal AM vs Orlando Pirates Harry Gwala Stadium at 19h30 – and to suspend all other Royal AM fixtures (Betway Premiership and Nedbank Cup) until further notice. “The Executive Committee will meet again on Friday 24 January 2025 at 11h00 to afford Royal AM (under curatorship) to make representations regarding this matter.” For now none of the club’s fixtures are able to be played, which has to throw its very existence into serious doubt.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jonty Mark at The Citizen
- Read too, PSL suspends all Royal AM matches including Thursday's against Pirates, at TimesLIVE
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