Royal AM head coach John Maduka has explained the surprise appearance of club chairman Andile Mpisane on the bench against Kaizer Chiefs.
Maduka’s men managed to hold Chiefs to a goalless draw at FNB Stadium on Saturday, where they didn’t look out of bounce despite the club’s transfer ban.
Thwihli Thwahla are now unbeaten in three successive games and sit in fifth place on the log with eight points from six games.
With the club not being able to sign players, Maduka has done incredibly well to incorporate young players into his team and he confirmed that Mpisane is not just the club chairman but also part of the playing squad.
“He works, he finishes the training sessions,” he said after the match.
“Obviously 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 them.
“The conditioning part is very tough but he does manage to finish.
“Last time we used him in a friendly against AmaZulu, he played over 70/75 minutes, where he never looked flat or tired.
“He is still part of the team.”
Royal AM are back in action when they host Sekhukhune United, who beat St. Eloi Lupopo 3-1 in their CAF Confederations Cup opener on Saturday.
