DURBAN - Football Club owner and businesswoman, Shauwn “MaMkhize '' Mkhize, has been criticised on social media for rewarding her Royal AM FC players with cash on the field, over the weekend.
A video that has gone viral, shows her entering the field with the cash after her side walked away with bragging rights following their KZN derby win by 2-1 against Maritzburg United at Chatsworth Stadium. Her team is now among the top-three on the DStv Premiership table.
In the video, MaMkhize, with her son Andile Mpisane, who is also the club chairperson, is seen taking money from a huge brown envelope heading towards the players.
The pair, who were dancing with excitement following a late win in the match, were on the pitch to handover the money to their players.
In the video, someone is heard saying: “You play for the best, come take your sweets, get in line.”
It seems that some of the players were unimpressed by the owners’ gesture. One of the Royal AM players was heard pleading with the coach to tell the management not to bring money on the pitch.
“Please coach, tell them to not come with the money here..." said the player.
The club was also lambasted by many on Twitter who described the owners’ actions as unprofessional and disrespectful toward the players.
The objective from Mamkhize and Andile Mpisane was to make headlines because that's what they do best and thrive of attention hence you could even see cameras around them which I think was for their show on Mzansi Magic not necessarily to settle player's performance bonuses...
— Sundowns_Fanatic08 💛 👆 (@Madumetja__M08) October 4, 2021
This is amateurish behaviour which @OfficialPSL must never allow. @BabizebonkeZ @SuperSportTV this is not what we signed for. Nothing wrong with rewarding your players but order and decency must be a bare minimum standard to be observed pic.twitter.com/kKsOUaqSyP
— Sphiwe Dubandlela (@dubsphiwe) October 3, 2021
Even some players weren't charmed by what Mamkhize,Andile Mpisane and their groupies were doing because they could see it's degrading and downright embarrassing..
— Sundowns_Fanatic08 💛 👆 (@Madumetja__M08) October 4, 2021
"Please Coach,tell them to not come with the money here"...pic.twitter.com/HIUFLvVFGT
We are really tweeting amongst kids, who say “what’s wrong with MaMkhize handing out bonuses like that to her players”
— Tshepo Mashego (@TshepoTsala) October 4, 2021
If I was her Accountant I’d consider jumping ship, PAYE? How do you disrespect professional players like that like you giving Rochelle money for hubbly at groove
To comment on this story please send a WhatsApp message to our BackChat on 071 485 7995.
Daily News