VAR To Make Official CAF Debut Despite Constant Complaints About the System

• Referees at the upcoming AFCON tournament will have VAR to assist them in making crucial decisions at the tournament
• VAR has been constantly in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, with many criticising the system
• The VAR system was used in the quarter finals of the previous AFCON tournament but will feature in will 52 games this time around

The upcoming AFCON tournament will make use of the infamous VAR system when the competition kicks off in Cameroon next month.

AFCON will run from 9 January 2022 to 6 February 2022.

Joy Sports reports that all 52 games at the upcoming AFCON will make use of the VAR system. In the previous tournament, only the quarter-finals made use of VAR, SportyBet confirmed on Twitter.

The decision has received the support of some on Twitter.

Others though had their doubts.

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The VAR system is no stranger to controversy and has constantly made headlines over its use in the English Premier League.

Twitter users and even companies have never been shy when it comes to voicing their opinion about VAR. @Specsavers have even used VAR to help promote their business.

VAR was in the headlines again following the Liverpool vs Tottenham game and more recently for the Norwich and Arsenal clash. Referees monitoring the VAR in particular have come under fire for their decision to focus on some decisions while ignoring others of a similar nature.

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Clubs and players as well as their national teams have been at crossroads over letting their players leave for the tournament in the middle of the season.

However, in Palace's pre-match conference against Tottenham, Vieira stated how important the competition is for Africans and the need to see their stars in January and February.