Head coach John Maduka insists Royal AM chairman Andile Mpisane is ready to be utilised as a member of his playing squad after the 22-year-old was named as a substitutes against Kaizer Chiefs.
Thwihli Thwahla extended their unbeaten run to three matches after holding the Chiefs to a 0-0 draw at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
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The point is a valuable one for Maduka, who remains banned from signing new players the club's transfer ban and has had to integrate younger players into his team.
Mpisane, who has regularly featured for the side's DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) team was among those ready to take to the field against if called upon.
"He (Mpisane) works, he works, he finishes the training sessions," Maduka said during his post-match press conference.
"Whenever we do conditioning sessions, he's not a player that pulls out. He might look the way he looks but whenever we do training sessions, he does finish the training sessions.
"The conditioning part is very tough, we understand but he does manage to finish.
"Last week we used him in a friendly against AmaZulu, he played about 70 or 75 minutes and he never looked like a player that was tired."
Royal AM host Sekhukhune United on Wednesday at Harry Gwala Stadium. Kick-off is at 19:20.
Meanwhile, Chiefs will also return to action with a mid-week clash against SuperSport United at New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday.
Kick-off is at 19:30.
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