President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau has promised to introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
Gusau gave the guarantee during the first retreat of the management and personnel of NPFL in Abuja.
According to him, the NFF would begin the process of implementing VAR in local league by dispatching certain referees to observe and learn from other nations that have already implemented the system.
“I can assure you that VAR will be effectively put into use in our domestic football before the end of my first tenure as president of the Nigeria Football Federation in 2026. It will be gradual, but we will surely get there,” Gusau said.
Video assistant referee (VAR) is a system that assists referees to make correct decisions when they make clear and obvious errors in issues on players’ fouls, offsides, red card decisions, etc.
It was used for the first time in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
