SAFA President Danny Jordaan Wants Video Assistant Referee Introduced in the Premier Soccer League Soon

• The South African Football Association president wants the Premier Soccer League to be on the same level as other leagues
• Danny Jordaan has called for the urgent implementation of the Video Assistant Referee in South African football
• The South African Football Association have been in talks with the Premier Soccer League chairperson over the matter

Danny Jordaan has called for urgency in introducing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).

The South African Football Association (SAFA) head called for VAR to be introduced in South Africa so that the PSL can be in line with the top leagues around the world.

The VAR was first used at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 in Russia and has been introduced in many leagues around the world. The system is not without its fair share of controversy but has greatly reduced the number of bad calls during games.

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With the rest of the world already benefitting from VAR, Jordaan believes that it is now time to implement the system in the country, Times LIVE reported.

“We have to introduce VAR, we have to as a country,” he said.

Jordaan admitted that there were a number of issues that were discussed with the PSL Chairman and that these issues would continue to be discussed. These issues included commercialisation, digitalisation, harmonisation and integration of technology in South African football.

SAFA are also clamping down on match-fixing and recently got the Hawks on board to help fight corruption in the sport, The Citizen reported.

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The latest edition of the tournament took place over 13 days, from 20 December 2021 to 3 January 2022 and made history for its use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), a feat that the Premier Soccer League hasn't managed yet.

The introduction of VAR at the latest edition of the Phillys Games has gotten social media buzzing as many fans have found it humorous that the Tembisa-based tournament beat the PSL.

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