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The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has been forced to cancel Thursday night’s Betway Premiership clash between Royal AM and Orlando Pirates, scheduled to take place at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg.

The league confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the match – which was always in doubt – will no longer take place.

It says all Royal’s upcoming matches have also been suspended until further notice.

The decision was made following a number of discussions within the PSL executive committee regarding Royal’s ability to meet its commitment. This is after the PSL confirmed Royal failed to provide guarantees they’d be able to meet their fixture commitments under the current curatorship.

“On January 9, 2025, Royal AM informed the league it could not meet its commitments in respect of its match against Chippa United on January 11 due to difficulties arising from the appointment of a curator,” the statement read.

“The ExCo has since convened three separate meetings to establish whether the club, under curatorship, will be able to meet its fixture commitments in a compliant fashion. On January 17, ExCo was assured that a joint letter of comfort (from club management and the curator) would be provided confirming that the issues that had arisen had been resolved.”

However, the league says, with no such letter forthcoming, the ExCo was left with no alternative but to make the decision.

“The ExCo will meet on Friday January 24 at 11am to allow Royal AM (under curatorship) to make representations regarding this matter.” Written by Ntsako Mkhari

Written by: Lindiwe Mabena

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