Royal AM’s imminent expulsion will have detrimental effects on the teams that have already played against them.
The last time Thwihli Thwahla were in action was in December 2024 when they lost to TS Galaxy.
Now, as previously stated, 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 28games 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.
Royal AM boss Shauwn Mkhize. Image: SABC Sport
ROYAL AM’S IMPACT ON SUNDOWNS AND ORLANDO PIRATES
Now, Mamelodi Sundowns took three points off Royal AM in October 2024 after beating them 2-1.
What it means, AS IT STANDS, is that those points will be expunged, leaving Sundowns on 55 points with 22 games instead of 58.
They would then be 12 points clear of second-placed Orlando Pirates who are yet to play Royal AM.
Pirates will have three games in hand instead of four over Sundowns, and the 12-point gap could be reduced to just THREE provided Jose Riveiro’s men win those games.
Meanwhile, there will be no huge impact to teams in the bottom three when Royal AM are officially expelled.
Those teams are SuperSport United (15th), Cape Town City (14th) and Richards Bay FC (13th).
And that’s because each of those teams collected just a point against Royal AM – meaning the bottom of the log remains unchanged.
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