Royal Am Unlikely To Be Booted Out Of Psl As 'league Must Finish With 16 Teams'

Premier Soccer League PSL chairman Irvin Khoza says the Betway Premiership must finish the season with 16 teams to protect the integrity of the league despite the drama surrounding Royal AM .

Royal AM is in the middle of a legal battle with their former player Samir Nurkovic, which resulted in a FIFA transfer ban in 2023. Royal AMs appealed the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS , but it was reportedly thrown out.

The KwaZulu-Natal side owe Nurkovic R12 million in wages after the club terminated his contract, and havent been able to sign any new players for over a year . This has necessitated them playing their chairman Andile Mpisane in midfield.

Royal AM were also booted out of the DStv Diski Challenge after they failed to field a team during the reserve team competition, because of the ban.

The reported that Nurkovics lawyer Davor Lazic has approached the PSL and the South African Football Association Safa to recoup the monies owed to his client via Royal AMs monthly R2-million grant that they receive from the PSL.