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July 9, 2019
TheVideo Assistant Referee (VAR) system will now be introduced from thequarter-finals stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
Thiswill increase the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filledwith refereeing controversy but has this year been rather muted.
Itwas originally planned that VAR would be used from the semi-finals stage, butit will now be brought in from the last eight games which begins on Wednesdayin Cairo.
Severalmarginally offside calls and an erroneous handball decision, which Ghana feltmight have contributed to their early exit from the tournament, have been the extentof controversy in Egypt.
But,at this ongoing tournament, this has also been a triumph for the battered reputationof African referees.
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