VAR still a long way off

Friday, March 15, 2019

The VAR technology has not been introduced in most African leagues, including Botswana PIC: ENGADGET.COM

Botswana is still miles away from introducing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, Botswana Premier League (BPL) chief executive officer, Thabo Ntshinogang has revealed.

With CAF moving to introduce the technology across its competitions, including the Champions League and the Confederations Cup, expectations were that this would cascade to local associations. CAF piloted the use of VAR last year February, where it was in effect during the Super Cup and it was then used in last year’s Champions League and Confederations Cup finals.

However, there is no mention of VAR on the local shores yet, with Ntshinogang confirming that it will be some time before it is in effect.

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VAR still a long way off

Botswana is still miles away from introducing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, Botswana Premier League (BPL) chief executive officer, Thabo Ntshinogang has revealed.