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General Views after Royal AM FC players celebrate their win during the GladAfrica Championship 2020/21 game between Royal AM and Cape Town All Stars at Chatsworth Stadium on 23 May 2021 © Steve Haag/BackpagePix

Royal AM boss MaMkhize hits back at damning allegations against the club!

Royal AM owner Shauwn Mkhize has responded to allegations made against her club regarding the treatment some players are reportedly subjected to.

Royal AM

General Views after Royal AM FC players celebrate their win during the GladAfrica Championship 2020/21 game between Royal AM and Cape Town All Stars at Chatsworth Stadium on 23 May 2021 © Steve Haag/BackpagePix

Royal AM owner Shauwn Mkhize has responded to allegations made against her club regarding the treatment some players are reportedly subjected to.

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Earlier this week, media reports surfaced that a number of Royal AM players had not been paid their salaries in full and, therefore, decided not to train until the issue is resolved.

Furthermore, the reports claimed that Royal AM players, about 60 of them, had to share rooms as the club couldn’t provide sufficient accommodation for them.

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However, MaMkhize, renowned for being fierce, hit back in an Instagram post, saying what’s being reported in the media isn’t true.

Below is part of the post where MaMkhize rubbished the allegations, and set the record straight.

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1. Our match with AmaZulu FC was cancelled due to medical issues with AmaZulu the team were having which I am not at liberty to discuss further but feel free to contact them.

2. 8 players were not able to receive payment due to issues with their contracts needing to be finalised. The matter is ongoing and being sorted hence we have personally called the union President to come and assist.

3. Players that are sharing rooms is out of choice not because we forced them to. They are friends and they asked to be put in the same room.

4. We are not responsible for housing players and their families. They are professional players who earn salaries and are liaible for their housing arrangements. We provide accommodation in-season when the team is camping at the base.

5. I know journalists have some code “never reveal my source” my advise is to make sure that your “source” knows what they are talking about!!! Royal AM has a full team of people that are qualified to comment and verify on any queries you may have.

MaMkhize pleaded with journalists and media houses to publish facts and not hearsay when reporting about her, her family and Royal AM.

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“I really hope that journalists and media houses that wish to write about me, my family or my team will do a better job in ensuring that they publish facts and not hearsay,” she added.