With the clock ticking down to Fridays deadline for bids, the battle to buy embattled KwaZulu-Natal club Royal AM is heating up.
Reports suggest a mix of local politicians, business tycoons, and even international investors are vying for ownership of the troubled club, currently under the hammer to settle Shauwn Mkhizes staggering R40 million debt to the South African Revenue Service .
According to the Sunday World , David 'Mazolman' Skosana, an uMkhonto weSizwe Party member in Parliament, is said to be one of the individuals interested in buying Mkhize s club. The report goes on to add that Skosana is backed by Joe Ferrari Sibanyoni, an entrepreneur and taxi boss.
There is also interest from abroad, with Soccer Laduma reporting a Congolese businessman is interested in owning the club, and has been keeping tabs on the situation.
Last week, sports minister Gayton McKenzie said on his social media that there were several prospective buyers, with one keen to move the club back to the Free State in order to reinstate Bloemfontein Celtic.