The Nigeria Football Federation has finalised plans to deploy VAR in regional stadiums across the country, and it is also making preparations to train and retrain referees for this purpose.
According to The PUNCH, this was disclosed by the President of the federation, Malam Ibrahim Gusau, stated this on Saturday in Ilorin.
Gusau, who was represented by NFF official Malam Muhammed Ameenu, tasked the new leadership of the association with developing plans to predict, organise, and cultivate the next generation of referees in Nigeria for the sport’s development.
Gusau said the use of VAR is crucial to the sport’s development and evolution, and he reaffirmed the NFF’s unwavering support for the NRA’s efforts to transform football in the country.
