Royal AM players have not shown up for training, according to SABC Sport, and they are requesting unpaid salaries for December. This follows Chippa United's announcement on Monday evening that their forthcoming Betway Premiership matchup against Thwihli Thwahla at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium had been postponed "for no expressed reason."

Royal AM's issues over the past two years have been widely reported, starting with the FIFA transfer ban due to an R15 million debt owed to striker Samir Nurkovic and the raid on several properties owned by club president Shauwn Mkhize by SARS officials and police in November of last year. According to reports, Mkhize owes SARS around R40 million in tax liability associated with her family trust.