Royal AM have deepening troubles to deal with after the dismissal of their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in their case against Samir Nurkovic.
The KwaZulu-Natal side is struggling with a three-window FIFA imposed transfer ban, which has contributed to the withdrawal of their DStv Diski Challenge team.
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KickOff.com is in possession of the 21-page arbitral award by CAS with intriguing facts on the matter, which include how much Nurkovic was due to earn at Royal AM after signing his contract, which came into effect on July 1, 2022.
All the nitty-gritty is contained in this dossier, including how much Nurkovic received for the single payment that he got from the club.
"The next step is for immediate payment to be made to Samir, including interest," says Nurkovic's lawyer Davor Lazic from Zagreb, Croatia.
The Serbian striker's award calculates to approximately R10,5 million before the cost of arbitration to be determined by the CAS Court Office and other costs.
"If payment is not forthcoming, several actions can be pursued, such as further transfer bans, points deductions, or even severe sanctions like relegation to a lower division.
"In this regard, after granting the club additional time to settle its debt, I can confirm that we have, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, notified both the National Soccer League and SAFA of the ongoing issues.
"We firmly believe that they will act swiftly, especially considering that the responsible party, the club owner, has been attempting to evade this payment by any means possible, for more than two years.
"Disputes often arise from misunderstandings about contracts and football regulations.
"Educating clubs, players and coaches on their rights and responsibilities, along with collaborative efforts to promote awareness, can prevent such conflicts and ensure fair treatment.
"This case highlights the need for training programs and ongoing collaboration between associations, clubs and FIFA to stabilize the football market," says Lazic, who was one of the lecturers on a recent online forum.
The gathering focused on increasing the quality of Dispute Resolution in African Football, which hosted more than 80 participants from African football.
Royal AM could suffer a similar fate to Bloemfontein Celtic, who ended up paying Cameroon goalkeeper Patrick Tignyemb his R3 million from the League's grant.
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Celtic owed Tignyemb after a FIFA ruling on his unfair dismissal case, which came after his long stay with the club.
With Celtic non-committal in paying, the matter then was then escalated to SAFA and the PSL, where Tignyemb's legal team pressed them to settle the outstanding amount, which the PSL then paid from the club's grant.