Fake news: Sinky Mnisi says Royal AM will attend their PSL DC hearing – SowetanLIVE

Royal AM CEO Sinky Mnisi has dismissed as fake news a tweet alleging to quote him saying that the club will not attend their Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee (DC) hearing on Saturday for not honouring four playoffs matches.

The tweet on the official account of a well-known football Twitter news account alleged to quote Mnisi saying: We went to court and the verdict will be announced at a later stage so why should we attend the DC.

The quote or a matching story did not appear on the same news sources official website.

Mnisi told TimesLIVE on Friday: Thats fake news. Im not even on Twitter Im not even on WhatsApp.

"I have said last week and I will repeat what I said that we will subject ourselves to the processes of the PSL. And it still stands. And obviously our legal team will deal with the matter - that's it period."

Mnisi was asked if he could explain where the quote on Twitter had originated from.

"I think somebody called me and I was speaking to them off record" he said.

The CEO added: "I'm saying we will subject ourselves to the processes of the PSL that's one. Two on record - our legal team are the ones who are handling this matter. And they know what needs to happen."

The DC case on Saturday is the latest event in the long saga involving Royal AM the GladAfrica Championship's (National First Division or NFD) final standings and the PSL's promotion-relegation playoffs.

An arbitration result before the final game of the NFD had awarded three points to Sekhukhune United regarding a game in February where Polokwane City did not field the required five under-23 players.

After the final round of results this made Sekhukhune champions for automatic promotion to the PSL and bumped Royal down to the playoffs.

Royal did not honour any of their four playoff matches interpreting an interdict they had earlier obtained against the playoffs proceeding as applying because they were applying to take their case to the Supreme Court of Appeal which is an ongoing matter.

The PSL's legal advice had been that the interdict fell away once deputy judge president Roland Sutherland had dismissed Royal's leave to appeal to the high court which had earlier upheld the arbitration ruling so proceeded with the playoffs.

In a dramatic turn Royal this week took an application for PSL CEO Mato Madlala to be held in contempt for the league's decision to continue with the playoffs.

The DC hearing on Saturday seems certain to uphold the rule of the NSL Handbook for a now-show by a team that a 3-0 win be awarded to the opposition. PSL prosecutor Nande Becker is expected to push for a hefty fine too.

The DC does not have the power to expel a club but can recommend such a drastic action to come before the PSL's Board of Governors.

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