Ghana to implement Video Assistant Referee “VAR” in domestic football

Ghana could become the first country in the West Africa region to use the system as the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced it has commenced processes towards the implementation of video assistant review (VAR) technology on the domestic scene.

The Ghana Premier League “GPL” is expected to be the first beneficiary.  

Initial composed into the Laws of the Game by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in 2018, VAR surveys choices made by the centre referee by the utilization of video footage and communication headsets.

“The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has started the way toward actualizing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) innovation in domestic competitions,” the public football’s overseeing body said in a publication on its official website.

Should Ghana implement the technology, they will follow the likes of Morocco Egypt and South Africa on the African continent.

The VAR reviews goal, penalty, straight red card and mistaken identity decisions.