| Clubname: | Royal AM F.C. |
| Fullname: | Royal AM Football Club |
| Nickname: | "Thwihli Thwahla" |
| Ground: | Harry Gwala Stadium |
| Capacity: | 12 000 |
| Owner: | Shauwn Mkhize |
| Chairman: | Andile Mpisane[1] |
| Manager: | John Maduka |
| League: | DStv Premiership |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Position: | 13th |
| Website: | www.royalam.co.za |
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Royal AM (also known as "Thwihli Thwahla") is a South African football club based in Pietermaritzburg that plays in the DSTV Premiership.
Originally, the club was called Kings United, before changing its name to Real Kings.[2]
In 2019, Shauwn Mkhize and her son Andile Mpisane purchased Real Kings, renaming it Royal AM.[3]
They bought their right to play in the top tier after purchasing the Premiership license from Bloemfontein Celtic in August 2021.[4] [5]
The club received a transfer ban from FIFA effective 3 July 2023 after unlawfully terminating the contract of Samir Nurkovic and failing to pay the outstanding amount of R12 million.[6]
In August 2023, the broke Msunduzi Local Municipality stated that it was going ahead with a R27 million sponsorship of Royal AM.[7]