No End To Royal Am Mess As Players Unpaid, Little Chance Of Return To Play

While the Premier Soccer League PSL confirmed dates and venues for the Nedbank Cup last 16 on Tuesday, the situation at beleaguered Royal AM seems to have taken a turn for the worse.

It is understood there is no prospect of the KwaZulu-Natal outfit, which has been put under curatorship by the SA Revenue Service, fulfilling its fixtures any time soon and players are enduring another month without pay.

Royal were meant to face Milford FC in the first round of the Nedbank Cup last month. The coach of the Motsepe Foundation Championship side, Mandla Qhogi, said they remain in the dark about their match against the troubled club.

The winner of the fixture between Milford and Royal will take on Sekhukhune United in the round of 16 at home on February 16, as per the league's communique that included all the dates and venues for the other seven fixtures of the competition's second round.

'From my side, I know nothing at this stage except that when we attended the last-16 draw, Royal were there. After that I haven't been told anything,' Qhogi said on Tuesday.