Here is what Royal AM’s expulsion from the PSL means…

Royal AM are on the verge of being expelled from the league following Wednesday’s PSL Executive Committee (PSL ExCo) meeting.

As reported on The South African, the PSL ExCo has recommended that the membership of Royal AM be terminated.

This, however, is subject to the approval of the rest of the clubs in the PSL at the Board of Governors (BoG) next week.

Having not been able to honour any of their fixtures since December 2024, Royal AM are far behind from catching up.

To add salt to the wound, SARS’ attempts to sell the club to the highest bidder failed just last week.

And the PSL leadership was always expected to make a call on the future of the Royal AM in the league.

Royal AM’s troubles came after SARS went after their owner Shauwn Mkhize over tax evasion.

The players then downed tools over unpaid salaries. This was followed by a takeover by an appointed SARS curator.

WHAT IMPACT WILL ROYAL AM’S EXPULSION HAVE?

Royal AM’s expulsion means NO club will AUTOMATICALLY be relegated, but a team that finishes 15th will still fight it out in the playoffs.

Secondly, the current campaign will finish with all the remaining 15 teams playing 28 games instead of the usual 30.

Lastly, all the points from the 11 games that Royal AM played will be EXPUNGED, meaning the points gained by teams that played Thwihli Thwahla WON’T exist.

Teams such as Mamelodi Sundowns (three points) and Kaizer Chiefs (one point) will lose those points gained from Royal AM.

HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THE TITLE RACE?

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