WCQ: Baba Yara Stadium gets VAR for Ghana, Nigeria duel
Video Assistant Referee system has been fully installed at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi ahead of 2022 World Cup playoff between Ghana and Nigeria on Friday night.
The use of technology is being used for the first time for the World Cup playoffs in Africa ahead of the global tournament.
But now the VAR system – where two or three additional match officials and a technician sit in a small truck watching video screens showing all angles of the action – will be put to use for the first time at the final lap of the qualifiers in Africa.
The Nigerians have been talking tough ahead of the crunch double-header both in Ghana and Nigeria this month.
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The winner of the tie will represent the continent at the World football showpiece which is scheduled to take place from November 21 to December.
The Super Eagles are seeking to qualify for the global showpiece a 7th time and, since 1994, have missed only one of seven editions. The last of three appearances by Ghana was in 2014.