MaMkhize faces major legal troubles after the Pretoria High Court ruled against her football club Royal AM on Tuesday. The court found that Royal AM misled the National Soccer League and broke multiple Premier Soccer League rules. Judges said the club made unauthorized changes to shareholding and directorship back in June 2023. The team also lied on their 2024 membership renewal application and failed to honor fixtures and pay their bills. These violations justified kicking the club out of the league before tax authorities put them under special management.
The businesswoman lost her legal fight to get Royal AM back into the PSL after the court dismissed her application. Judges examined what they called a complex mess of mismanagement, unpaid debts, FIFA sanctions, and complete operational breakdown. The ruling came just days after Royal AM lost their R27 million sponsorship deal with Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The controversial deal had already sparked public anger before officials terminated it following the club's league expulsion. ANC Chief Whip Sandile Dlamini confirmed the cancellation during a council meeting, explaining that the sponsorship required the club to remain a PSL team.
The businesswoman lost her legal fight to get Royal AM back into the PSL after the court dismissed her application. Judges examined what they called a complex mess of mismanagement, unpaid debts, FIFA sanctions, and complete operational breakdown. The ruling came just days after Royal AM lost their R27 million sponsorship deal with Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The controversial deal had already sparked public anger before officials terminated it following the club's league expulsion. ANC Chief Whip Sandile Dlamini confirmed the cancellation during a council meeting, explaining that the sponsorship required the club to remain a PSL team.
